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FinnSven said:
What would happen if one did?

As a kid I always thought that a nuclear reactor exploding would basically be the same as a nuclear bomb.
But as an adult and learning more what actually happened at Chernobyl, it isn’t the same thing really. Obviously it was a massive disaster, but it didn’t vaporize the immediate area.

Would a nuclear carrier exploding be more like a Chernobyl at sea?
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Not a nuclear engineer but...

A reactor can't 'blow up' since it just doesn't have enough enriched uranium. Reactors are <10% or so while bombs are 99%. Any explosion would be due to a steam explosion or something else like Chernobyl. Small. You might blow up the ship but you wouldn't likely see it from afar, and that requires the meltdown to actually contact one of those critical areas to trigger an explosion. I'm guessing ship engineers have considered such a scenario. Also, since its a ship, it would sink after blowing up so less air contamination (will still get some while above water). The risks all comes from the 'fallout' contaminating the water and then eating the fish, and that is extremely small given the amount of water avalible. That being said, water is a amazing radiation shield. In theory, you could swim in a nuclear cooling pond (like those used in training scenarios) so long as you stayed far enough away from the glowing box in the middle. The issue is how would it effect the seafood and anything using desalinated water, but I'm fairly certain everything from Fukushima is currently well below the limits used by most health agencies.

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Konig said:
Not a nuclear engineer but...
Reactors are <10% or so while bombs are 99%.
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The reactors in ships and subs run at a higher %age - 20 or so.

20 also happens to be the %age target of the nuclear powered rockets.

None of this takes away from the stupid of Patrick on the topic. Extra level of stupid as he's claiming to be a science fiction writer.

Rather surprised the pests haven't leaned into the idea that anything Patrick writes is fiction. Going to prison - fiction. Being stalked - for most of the people patposting nope fiction. Being a paid author - not getting paid to author tweets so more fiction.
 
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"I'm all giddy" are ya?
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Konig said:
Not a nuclear engineer but...

A reactor can't 'blow up' since it just doesn't have enough enriched uranium. Reactors are <10% or so while bombs are 99%. Any explosion would be due to a steam explosion or something else like Chernobyl. Small. You might blow up the ship but you wouldn't likely see it from afar, and that requires the meltdown to actually contact one of those critical areas to trigger an explosion. I'm guessing ship engineers have considered such a scenario. Also, since its a ship, it would sink after blowing up so less air contamination (will still get some while above water). The risks all comes from the 'fallout' contaminating the water and then eating the fish, and that is extremely small given the amount of water avalible. That being said, water is a amazing radiation shield. In theory, you could swim in a nuclear cooling pond (like those used in training scenarios) so long as you stayed far enough away from the glowing box in the middle. The issue is how would it effect the seafood and anything using desalinated water, but I'm fairly certain everything from Fukushima is currently well below the limits used by most health agencies.

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WRONG AGAIN, stalker baby child. Nuclear reactors blow up every second of the day. Wait for the Chernobyl knock
 
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AutoClownMaker said:
The reactors in ships and subs run at a higher %age - 20 or so.

20 also happens to be the %age target of the nuclear powered rockets.

None of this takes away from the stupid of Patrick on the topic. Extra level of stupid as he's claiming to be a science fiction writer.
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Wasn't aware of that detail about ship engines, so then yes, it 'could' explode, but you would need alot of fuel since criticality requires more mass at lower percentage. Regardless, most people who design reactors know how NOT to build a bomb.

Speaking of mass, have we defined a new unit of weight for Fatrick yet? How heavy is 1 Fatrick (1 Fat? 1 Rick? How do we convert it's potential force into child's/hour?)?
 
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Sloppy Party Bottom said:
Why the fuck does he keep telling anyone who even remotely criticizes him to "enjoy prison"? What in the fuck does that even mean anymore?
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Patrick is wishing you a wonderful day in the "Enjoy Prison".

A prison that exists in your dreams. Where the iron bars are made of candy canes, and the only niggas are chocolate-dipped gingerbread men who bleed cherry filling when you shank them.

See you in the ENJOY PRISON!
 
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