No, it doesn't work that way. Nuclear power plants cannot go supercritical and explode. They can melt down and cause a host of problems but a nuclear explosion is simply not possible. Hydrogen gas can accumulate in the enclosure and explode but that is not the same as a nuclear explosion. The fuel is not enriched enough for a supercritical nuclear reaction. Please stop making false and ridiculous statements.
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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It's trendy for sure. But remember the Fukushima disaster in 2011 - a single earthquake and resulting tsunami could destroy the plant, AND risk a nuclear explosion, and radioactivity resulting in massive deaths and disease in anyone within a few miles of the fallout. That basically puts the entire west coast out of the running for placement.
As for the east coast, whose back yard do you want to bury the waste in? Because - where there is nuclear energy, there is nuclear waste. And it has to be put somewhere.
Maybe somewhere in the Sahara desert - but that'd be pointless, since a power plant has to be in a reasonable distance to the homes and businesses it's powering.
So these are the reasons why it's not a popular option. I personally think nuclear energy could be amazing. But those particular risk make it a NIMBY option for me.
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