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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pulsewidth@lemmy.world 3 weeks agoNot 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.
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.
pineapplepizza@lemm.ee 3 weeks ago
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