Comment on China plans world’s first fusion-fission power plant

• FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The likelihood of one blowing its top is about as likely as the front of a boat falling off, which I’d like to make clear is very uncommon

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  • pulsewidth@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not sure if you’re being sarcastic but boats splitting in half is not uncommon, as far as boat structural failures go it’s a relatively common one.

    Stats on such a thing are unavailable but there are many news articles regarding boats splitting in half. I’d hope the safety factor on a fission reactor is several orders of magnitude higher than a seafaring vessel.

    marineinsight.com/…/why-do-ships-break-from-the-m…

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    • pineapplepizza@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      youtu.be/3m5qxZm_JqM

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    • MangoCats@feddit.it ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That depends… do you count tsunami? Operator error? Design hubris?

      All told, I wouldn’t be surprised if a greater percentage of reactors have melted down than big ships have split at sea.

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