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0 pointsdevoutsalsa2y ago0 comments

As I understand it, naval reactors are cooled by seawater. Couldn't the coolant be diverted, causing the reactor to overheat and eventually meltdown? How dangerous a naval reactor meltdown would be I have no idea.

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preisschild2y ago· 2 in thread

Definitely not good, but wayyy less dangerous for humans and the environment than a huge oil spill

loa_in_2y ago

The fuel would still be contained so I would say so too.

kjkjadksj2y ago

Even if it wasn’t and sank uncontained to the bottom of the ocean, water makes a good radiation shield.

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