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		hinkley on Aug 27, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Nuclear reactors a mile underground promise safe, ... The article. Working a mile down is at the limits of our capabilities. In an emergency situation it’s nearly unobtanium. Like Kernighan’s Law for engineering.

honestjohn on Aug 27, 2024 [–]

Yeah, it seems nuts. Nuclear submarines have proven our ability to operate a small reactor a km underwater, but under land is much harder.

hinkley on Aug 28, 2024 | [–]

But at 1 atm.

If the pressure vessel fails they autoscram the reactor don’t they? I mean assuming they didn’t get hit with a torpedo.

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