I read that earlier, no active cooling required as long as the ponds are full of water. The question I have is the accident was in 1986 but they restarted the other reactors and didn't shut them down till 2000. Are they talking about rods from 1986 or from 2000 being safe?
I don’t know.
Remember, larf is what you make it.
Thanks. When anybody hears "Chernobyl" an internal alarm sounds. Some additional info may be gleaned from the Wikipedia article on the Chernobyl disaster. Articles about power being cut mentioned cooling water is still needed. Maybe so that the isotopes have decayed to less harmful elements but nobody suggests they've morphed into vitamins.Not the best, but. Keep in mind we have had 20 more years to reduce the longer-lived bigs, strontium-90 and cesium-137. These provide almost all the residual radioactivity.
Frequently Asked Chernobyl Questions | IAEA
On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl, Ukraine, went out of control during a test at low-power, leading to an explosion and fire that demolished the reactor building and released large amounts of radiation into the atmosphere. Safety measures...www.iaea.org
The isotopes that have decayed do not have big decay chains. They’re cold and harmless now.
how long will it take NATO to step in secure the reactor on it's own? russia is already threatening the security of the entire EU, if one of those reactors they're so cavalier about melts down, it's going to be almost as bad as them dropping a tactical nuke, because you know it'll melt straight to hell before the russians let anyone secure it...i'm starting to think that may be putin's plan, to create an unlivable death zone to secure his border, a uranium oxide - thorium curtain....it would kill a fair amount of russians close to the border, but peasants breed like ants, there will always be more ... and he'll just tell them the Ukrains are doing it, how will they know the difference?
I'm thinking along the same lines, Roger. This feels like a deliberate act. If not deliberate then reckless.
If NATO enters into a state of war, our best bulwark against a runaway nuclear exchange is gone.
I fly drones and RC airplanes with FPV as a retirement hobby and for cheap thrills.We are talking 1962. Short range missiles were a part of our nuclear posture.
From wiki wiki: Early ICBMs had limited precision, which made them suitable for use only against the largest targets, such as cities. They were seen as a "safe" basing option, one that would keep the deterrent force close to home where it would be difficult to attack. Attacks against military targets (especially hardened ones) still demanded the use of a more precise, manned bomber. Second- and third-generation designs (such as the LGM-118 Peacekeeper {deployed in 1985}) dramatically improved accuracy to the point where small point targets can be successfully attacked.
Intercontinental ballistic missile - Wikipedia
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LGM-118 Peacekeeper - Wikipedia
I didn’t give a timeline for a nuclear bomb attack but I did for tb bombs:
Ok, so I guess you aren't going to vote for me in 2024. THANKS A LOT!!!!!
Can I just say you are god and we stop arguing?
i'm wondering exactly how many OPERATIONAL nuclear weapons putin has? how many can be put on launch alert at one time? in short, how many would we have to knock down to keep from being struck?
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No we can’t agree that, you should stop using scurrilous techniques if you are arguing with me.
They can be used in large drones powered by gas engines that can carry 100 KG warhead! They are not hard to make and they got RC plane people who know how. No need though, they will be flying NATO supplied drones. But this is what is possible these days for cheap.
Thanks man I was saving it for a special occasion
