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user-inactivated  ·  2351 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: November 15, 2017

    Vessel breach on a nuclear reactor is a big deal - as it turns out, a much bigger deal than most amateurs can guess. Odds are good that anybody with the knowledge to carry out a targeted frontal assault on a nuclear reactor will recognize that the amount of ordnance and planning necessary can be more efficiently applied elsewhere.

Regarding the case study itself, I gathered a private for the national guard wouldn't have had the resources to pull off the stint, but the evidence towards outside help in cracking the egg apparently was worth note.

    Beyond that, containment has been the fundamental design parameter for pretty much all modern reactors, of which I would consider Turkey Point an exemplar. [...] The data likely isn't there because the critical release you care about requires the kind of violence where you've likely got other problems. You can't just crack a reactor like an egg and if you've got the kind of juice to crack a reactor like an egg, you can do more impactful things like, well. You know. 9/11.

Had a facepalm moment understanding the difference in info I was looking for from NRC and the case in your last example. Running back to Turkey Point's wiki page, I found the sources I needed,. Guess that rules out: "this is a problem that hasn't been addressed".

Thanks for the insight, as always.

Perhaps specifying the question further like affected wetlands, property damage/insurance coverages, etc. Hm.