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To: Yo-Yo
The reactors in N. Korea and Iran are running, which means if we bomb them we create two more Chernobyls.

Not likely. The ones in Iran use LWR technology. I think the NK one is also. Different accident evolutions. Even if you bomb them when they're running and take out the redundant safety systems, LWR accident sequences evolve more slowly (in credible cases) than the burnout-type accident of a graphite-moderated, water-cooled system. You'll get some local contamination and maybe limited downwind fallout if a large-scale meltdown occurs, but not the explosive energy release (non-nuclear) of a Chornobil event.

42 posted on 10/21/2003 9:00:23 AM PDT by chimera
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To: chimera
You'll get some local contamination and maybe limited downwind fallout if a large-scale meltdown occurs, but not the explosive energy release (non-nuclear) of a Chornobil event.

You don't think that a couple of 2000 lb bunker busters in the containment vessel is an explosive event?

70 posted on 10/21/2003 3:07:40 PM PDT by Yo-Yo
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