Quote:I would point out that TMI was a containment success actually, which shows that even when all the wrong things were done containment happened with very little release of vent gases. Yes, the core melted and dripped onto the containment floor, and it might have been worse, but it wasn't mostly due to the design.
Let's not forget many scientists involved during the TMI accident were arguing with each other over whether or not there could actually be an explosion, and how to respond in such a scenario - and the error of those who thought it was going to explode (and were willing to take a bad action because of this thought) was a simple arithmetic error.
I'm a proponent for nuclear power, but I'd argue the only thing we should consider "safe enough" for new power are those that are passively safe - in the event on an accident or problem the reaction naturally slows down rather than speeding up, without any intervention. As far as I'm seeing, there's not a single passively safe reactor in the US that's yet active.
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