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It didn't explode. Three Mile Island's Nuclear Power Plant in Pennsylvania experienced an almost complete meltdown.
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What year did the space shuttle challenger explode on liftoff?
1986
When did the us space shuttle explode?
The US space shuttle Challenger exploded on January 28, 1986.
Did the discovery space shuttle explode?
No. The Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on takeoff in 1986. The Discovery is fully intact. It has been retired from service and is on display at the Steven F. Hudvar-Davy center in Virginia.
What year did the spaceship challenger explode?
Challenger exploded in 1986. It was January 28 at 11:39 in the morning.
How is the sun like a giant nuclear reactor?
The sun actually is a giant nuclear fusion reactor, not fission like you see here on earth. The difference is that on earth, we can split atoms to break bonds and release energy. The result is weapons and electricity and nuclear waste. The sun however fuses atoms together to make new ones. An example of this is two hydrogen---->1 helium, 1 helium and one hydrogen----> one Lithium, etc. Energy is again released when the atomic bonds are broken and atoms remade, though no nuclear waste this time.
When did reactor number 4 explode?
Reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded on April 26, 1986.
Did chernobyl explode like a bomb?
It did explode, but this was due to a surge in steam pressure which blew off the top of the reactor, it was not a nuclear explosion as in a nuclear weapon.
Can a nuclear reactor explode as a nuclear bomb?
Highly unlikely if not altogether impossible. In a core meltdown, you might see a steam explosion if the core melts and breaches the containment structure and hits say cooling water. But even a runaway chain reaction in a reactor would not cause a nuclear explosion like a bomb.
Would a nuclear reactor explode if there were no people?
No, a nuclear reactor would not explode solely due to the absence of people. Reactor safety systems are designed to shut down automatically in case of any abnormal conditions, such as the reactor overheating or losing cooling. The presence or absence of people would not impact the reactor's physical safety mechanisms.
Can a power plant can explode like a nuclear weapon?
No, a nuclear weapon needs a specific geometry to detonate, and it has to be held in this position by very high explosives to keep it in this shape. In a nuclear reactor, if the reactor core goes critical then the force of the expanding coolant will blow the reactor apart, preventing a nuclear blast.
When did the Chernobyl nuclear power plant explode?
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded on April 26, 1986. It was the worst nuclear disaster in history.
What is Reactor number four?
The #4 reactor is the reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (Pripyat, Ukraine) that exploded on April 26, 1986. It is still the worst nuclear accident to ever take place anywhere.
Can a nuclear reactor be used as a nuclear weapon?
No. LLNL even tested several Uranium-Hydride bombs in the 1950s. Even though their computer models said the devices should explode, none gave a nuclear yield. One could use the waste from the reactor as a Radiological Weapon, but the reactor itself is not useful as a weapon.
How does a nuclear reactor explode?
The only one that has ever exploded to my knowledge was at Chernobyl in 1986, and this was due to a steam pressure surge during an experimental procedure that was badly planned and carried out. This type of reactor was unique to the Soviet bloc countries and is no longer built, though I think some may still be in operation.
What soviet city was the site of a major radiation leak from a nuclear reactor in 1986?
chernobyl
What is the Japanese Nuclear Reactor?
A Nuclear Reactor.
In the 1980s a nuclear reactor exploded and burned near which town?
The nuclear reactor that exploded and burned in the 1980s was located near the town of Chernobyl in Ukraine. The Chernobyl disaster, which occurred in 1986, released a significant amount of radioactive material into the environment and is considered one of the worst nuclear accidents in history.
