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Not due to fission or a nuclear chain reaction. If the core overheats it can melt through its containment vessel and if it hits water that may have been pooled in the vessel due to a coolant leak and generates steam, it can cause a steam explosion.
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What caused the nuclear reactors to explode?
The nuclear reactors at Chernobyl exploded due to a combination of design flaws, operator errors, and safety violations during a test that went wrong. This led to a rapid increase in power output and a steam explosion that ruptured the reactor vessel.
Are nuclear reactors anything like they are shown on TV or is TV indulging in much the same they do car crashes that explode?
Nuclear reactors are fairly accurately displayed on television, though it depends on the show, sometimes they are way over exagerated.
What is the history of strontium?
Strontium is an element it is made in stars and is blasted into the interstellar medium when stars explode. It can also be made in Human nuclear reactors.
What caused the nuclear power plant in japan to explode?
The pumps that were supposed to keep the nuclear reactors cool failed to work because the earthquake broke them
What type of work do people in nuclear engineer perform?
They are supposed to design reactors such that when a water pipe breaks or the power fails, the generating station does not explode.
What happened on Japan?
Earthquake / tsunami, last i checked the death toll is around 6 thousand. The countries nuclear reactors are begining to overheat and are projected to explode soon
What is the current status with the nuclear reactors in Japan after the 2011 earthquake?
Currently there is no danger that they will explode, however there has been leaking radiation and it has been detected as far away as Dublin in Ireland.
How are nuclear reactors used in nuclear reactors?
Well, as nuclear reactors are nuclear reactors, nuclear reactors are not used inside nuclear reactors.
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Do fusion powers nuclear reactors?
No. Our reactors are fission reactors. We haven't yet mastered fusion reactors for power.
How do nuclear reactors negatively affect the ecosystems?
Unless they explode, The only negative effects is waste which is taken and buried at secure locations. And the waste generates is 79% Lower than the waste generated by coal powerplants.
Are there more fast breeder or thermal nuclear reactors?
Most nuclear reactors are thermal-neutron reactors. A few fast breeder reactors have been built, but not many.
