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Katzikon
2 years ago

The core melt is the Super GAU in the nuclear power (Grösster to be assumed accident)

In an AKW there are fuel rods which emit energy in the form of heat (by nuclear decay) These must be cooled, and there are cooling rods that can be pushed between the Bren rods. Normal water flows through these rods, which then flows to the cooling tower and drives a turbine. These are also used to turn off the AKW safely.

In a Super GAU it happens that the fuel rods are not sufficiently cooled and melt = core melt. This is not stopable. From the moment when the rods melt the radioactive liquid flows through the ground into a space below the core. Nowadays they are shielded and externally cooled.

From the moment on, you can only hope that this room stops. So far, there were 2 nuclear melts, Tshernobyl and Fukushima. These were caused by accidents.

In both nuclear power plants, radioactive iodine has been distributed in the air and has been removed by the wind, which is a massive problem. In addition, in Tshernobyl there was an elephant foot which has a very high radiant radiation.

There are still further consequences, but this is more likely due to radioactivity