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Old 05-05-2023, 12:46 AM   #97 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
3 mile island proved how safe the light water PWR design is.
A BWR definitely would have blown up.
I almost left my mention at Chernobyl considering how much of a nothingburger Three Mile Island was, but it might have been the straw that broke the camel's back. Wasn't around then, but the fact I know about it means it meant something to people then.

We don't make rational decisions, we make emotional decisions, and the magnitude of something has little to do with response.
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