On Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:35 -0500, "Olin Lathrop" wrote:
> Bob Blick wrote:
> > How much cooling do those reactors need if the fuel rods were OK and
> > the control rods are fully inserted? More than passive water cooling
> > with whatever flow can be achieved through convection?
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> Apparently yes.  The article said the pressure was building, and they did
> several steam releases to cool it down.  Eventually they ran out of water
> such that the top of the rods became exposed.

I know the rods were very hot and needed to cool down from operational
temperature, but that shouldn't take more than a few days. So it does
seem that passive cooling will never be enough.

Bob

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