Comment on Why Fukushima made me pro nukesparentComments−skybrian15yThey were hydrogen explosions, not nuclear explosions.−jacques_chester15yAnd indeed there couldn't be such an explosion, the fuel is not rich enough in U235.−vacri15ySorry, bad terminology: release of large quantities of radioactive materials. The pro-nuclear side were talking about how safe the plant was and how there had been no release of radioactive materials - and then there was such material released.
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They were hydrogen explosions, not nuclear explosions.
And indeed there couldn't be such an explosion, the fuel is not rich enough in U235.
Sorry, bad terminology: release of large quantities of radioactive materials. The pro-nuclear side were talking about how safe the plant was and how there had been no release of radioactive materials - and then there was such material released.