Chernobyl exploded when cooling water flashed to steam and then the graphit caught fire and burned, fukushima exploded from hydrogen build up in the containment dome.
They don't explode like a fission bomb, there is only 3% enriched uranium in commercial power reactor fuel. A uranium fission bomb needs at least 80% enriched uranium and is not constructed anything like a reactor.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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