[sefarkas]

I had to stop reading at For that purpose, a large and thick concrete basin is cast under the pressure vessel (the second containment), which is filled with graphite, all inside the third containment. This is the so-called “core catcher”. There is no such structure in a Mark I containment.

[Errant]

Please keep reading. I'd like to know of any additional errors. This is going viral on the net and needs to be either verified or discredited.

Thanks,

[wolfpat]

Yeah, and it certainly wouldn’t be filled with graphite.

But he’s right about enough stuff to make this worth reading, and to calm down.

Having been a Radwaste Operator in the recent past, I know it’s gonna suck for them for a while. Processing all that sea water will be tedious and costly. But I guess it beats dealing with melted fuel.

[Thermalseeker]

I had to stop reading at....

This is what stopped me:

He is a PhD Scientist, whose father has extensive experience in Germany’s nuclear industry.

My father was a mechanical engineer (Ga. Tech '39) with extensive experience in his field. I hold an MSEE and BSAE (also from the North Avenue Trade School '87), but that doesn't begin to make me an expert on mechanical engineering issues simply by virtue of being his offspring. The level to which this story is being hyped is unbelievable! Every ex-spurt and their brother is coming out of the woodwork. Some of what I've been reading is downright comical in it's sheer ignorance, not to mention what is making some of these self-appointed ex-spurts claim to be experts....