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Old 03-15-2011, 09:03 PM   #590
ernie
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch View Post
Thats extremely worrisome, not as much from a radiation standpoint as a runaway nuclear reaction standpoint.
Nuclear reaction should not run away with the control rods present from my understanding. That reaction was shut down the instant the earthquake hit. What they were trying to control was the heat given off from the fission products which continue to breakdown and release energy.
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