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To: Hardraade

Isn’t h2o a poison in a d2o reactor hence further reducing fission?


14 posted on 03/11/2011 11:51:54 AM PST by rsobin
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To: rsobin

The reactor in question is a BWR (boiling water reactor) and it uses standard water, not heavy water.

At this point in such an emergency, when the control rods have been completely inserted for a few hours, the reactor is sub-critical. The goal is to cool the fuel rods. Any kind of water will serve this purpose.


22 posted on 03/11/2011 12:01:06 PM PST by kidd
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