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From: john@gcc-milo.ARPA (John Allred)
Newsgroups: net.sci
Subject: Re: Safe Reactors?
Message-ID: <585@gcc-milo.ARPA>
Date: Mon, 19-May-86 18:37:59 EDT
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Posted: Mon May 19 18:37:59 1986
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Reply-To: john@gcc-milo.UUCP (John Allred)
Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma
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Keywords: Soviet Union, nuclear fire, nuclear reactors

In article <421@ccird1.UUCP> rb@ccird1.UUCP (Rex Ballard) writes:
>
>I'm curious as to whether the "Boiling water is best" approach
>taken by the navy in their "boat powerplants" is really apropriate
>in the context of large plants, often located near populated areas.
>

Sorry, but the navy is sold on *Pressurized Water Reactors*, and not 
boiling water reactors.  "Minor" problems would occur with BWRs in 
submarines when, for instance, the boat went 30 degrees nose down, which 
might uncover the core.
-- 
John Allred
General Computer Company 
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