Comment on Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data centerparentComments−devoutsalsa2yImagine a nuclear powered container ship captured by pirates.−ritabratamaiti2yWould not do them any good, without the skilled manpower to operate and maintain it−devoutsalsa2yAs I understand it, naval reactors are cooled by seawater. Couldn't the coolant be diverted, causing the reactor to overheat and eventually meltdown? How dangerous a naval reactor meltdown would be I have no idea.−preisschild2yDefinitely not good, but wayyy less dangerous for humans and the environment than a huge oil spill−loa_in_2yThe fuel would still be contained so I would say so too.−kjkjadksj2yEven if it wasn’t and sank uncontained to the bottom of the ocean, water makes a good radiation shield.
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Imagine a nuclear powered container ship captured by pirates.
Would not do them any good, without the skilled manpower to operate and maintain it
As I understand it, naval reactors are cooled by seawater. Couldn't the coolant be diverted, causing the reactor to overheat and eventually meltdown? How dangerous a naval reactor meltdown would be I have no idea.
Definitely not good, but wayyy less dangerous for humans and the environment than a huge oil spill
The fuel would still be contained so I would say so too.
Even if it wasn’t and sank uncontained to the bottom of the ocean, water makes a good radiation shield.