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Originally Posted by Kerplunk
I was responding to his "if power was an issue" comment in relation to generators. With power back, they may be able to get the heat back under control. Of course the possibility of burying the reactors exist; that option opened up the instant the pumps went down and seawater had to be introduced.
The rubble itself is, I believe, just from the building on top of the reactor. Nothing I have read to this point indicates Chernobyl levels of destruction to the primary containment casings.
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Chernobyl didn't have containment to begin with and when mixed with an unauthorized experiment and a major graphite fire you get what happened. This is a completely different design and likely a completely different outcome....even in a worst case scenario.
About a sarcophagus...That was always the likely end game no matter what and will likely be the end game even in the best case scenario right now. What they have is high level waste and whether you put that in a bunch 55 gallon drum sarcophagi to bury under ground or bury it on site in one large one it is still a sarcophagus.