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Bill · 2011-03-16, 10:43 PM

Why does the sciam page say that the seawater/boron mix damages the reactors?

What happens to the seawater pumped into the reactors? Presumably afterwards it contains some amount of contaminant, possibly at dangerous levels.

Linkster · 2011-03-17, 12:46 AM

The stainless steel used to line the reactors will be destroyed by the chlorides (salt) in the seawater which will make the reactors unusable in the future = with the temperatures and pressures that a reactor operates at, the corrosion levels from salt can eat through stainless in a matter of hours

Linkster · 2011-03-17, 12:48 AM

Bill - also as far as I know, no one has even come close to pumping boron or seawater into any of the reactors - the seawater cooling approach was only going to be used for the spent fuel pools (storage for old fuel) - I have not been able to find any reliable sources that say that there was ever a lack of water in any of the reactors and it would have surprised me if they had lost any water in those designs

Linkster · 2011-03-17, 12:59 AM

Just an update - the spent fuel pools I was mentioning earlier have been confirmed to have water in them (which is great news) and while the temperature is a little higher than normal its not anything that cant be controlled easily.

All of the other reactors are doing fine and are shutdown and cooled down - at both plant sites in Japan - with the exception of one unit (#3) at the Daiichi site that is currently being sprayed from copters with cooling water to control the temperature and avoid damage to the reactor.

2011-03-17, 12:46 AM	#2
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	The stainless steel used to line the reactors will be destroyed by the chlorides (salt) in the seawater which will make the reactors unusable in the future = with the temperatures and pressures that a reactor operates at, the corrosion levels from salt can eat through stainless in a matter of hours __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash

2011-03-17, 12:59 AM	#4
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	Just an update - the spent fuel pools I was mentioning earlier have been confirmed to have water in them (which is great news) and while the temperature is a little higher than normal its not anything that cant be controlled easily. All of the other reactors are doing fine and are shutdown and cooled down - at both plant sites in Japan - with the exception of one unit (#3) at the Daiichi site that is currently being sprayed from copters with cooling water to control the temperature and avoid damage to the reactor. __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash

2011-03-16, 10:43 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	Why does the sciam page say that the seawater/boron mix damages the reactors? What happens to the seawater pumped into the reactors? Presumably afterwards it contains some amount of contaminant, possibly at dangerous levels.

2011-03-17, 12:48 AM	#3
Linkster NO! Im not a female - but being a dragon, I do eat them. Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Sex Delta Posts: 5,084	Bill - also as far as I know, no one has even come close to pumping boron or seawater into any of the reactors - the seawater cooling approach was only going to be used for the spent fuel pools (storage for old fuel) - I have not been able to find any reliable sources that say that there was ever a lack of water in any of the reactors and it would have surprised me if they had lost any water in those designs __________________ Pussy Chompers Porn Links NSCash