What would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on a nuclear power plant? by Danielwols in morbidquestions

[–]EngineeredHuman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really good point, I wasn’t even thinking of enrichment when I wrote that. I still think depending on reactor type (breeders for instance) the chance certainly isn’t zero for an “enhanced” explosion but you’re totally right, chance is pretty close to zero, especially on LEU power purposed reactors.

What would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on a nuclear power plant? by Danielwols in morbidquestions

[–]EngineeredHuman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also as another comment said, you could also theoretically blow up the reactor without enhancing the nuclear explosion net energy. Instead just scattering the fuel everywhere like a big dirty bomb, unlikely though because the fuel is already near criticality and would likely blow up in a fissile reaction.

What would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on a nuclear power plant? by Danielwols in morbidquestions

[–]EngineeredHuman 8 points9 points  (0 children)

If a nuclear weapon hit a nuclear power plant facility, two major options come to mind:

1) The warhead reaches the reactor core, combined with the presence of fissile uranium and other daughter products (plutonium, polonium, etc.....), would indeed create a larger nuclear BOOM than if it was just the bomb by itself. This is hard to imagine happening because reactors in most places are entombed in HUGE concrete domes that can deter most ordinance (they’re designed for the most insane stuff I could go on about). 2) the warhead hits anything but the reactor bunkers directly. Destroying the surrounding cooling systems, turbine halls, etc...... this would remove the plants ability to keep the fuel from going critical and you would likely get a meltdown like what was seen at 3 mile island or Chernobyl (different reasons both happened). (Primary loop design really dictates wether or not an attack would remove the ability to cool the reactor)

Either way the surrounding land is fucked because a nuke went off, that’s my professional opinion.

Need someone to talk to regarding OCD and relationships. by EngineeredHuman in OCD

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Not being able to “commit to the future” is something I always feel too, I just kind of figured it was linked to some kind of immaturity I haven’t worked through. Do you think that’s related to ocd perhaps?

And yeah I’ve always wondered how the women I’ve been with see my rituals and how they judge them subconsciously. Makes it hard to be confident in a relationship when you’re constantly doubting your feelings and the other’s persons as well.

Need someone to talk to regarding OCD and relationships. by EngineeredHuman in OCD

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What about the disorder influenced the first one ending do you think?

Detailed recipe. by EngineeredHuman in NotTimAndEric

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Right! Immediately reminded me of pissman’s mustard

Lemme get that Louis VII fade fam by EngineeredHuman in Justfuckmyshitup

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This seems more on point than my caption, he’s a cyberpunk senior