realbrownsugar t1_iraoxwd wrote on October 6, 2022 at 4:11 PM

Reply to comment by dewafelbakkers in Many scientists see fusion as the future of energy – and they're betting big. by filosoful

Ah, thanks for pointing that out! I stand corrected. I was thinking about what happened at Chernobyl with the explosion, and yes… at worst, it could be considered a dirty bomb. There was an explosion, and enough fissile material ejected to be considered radioactive fallout, but it wasn’t an A-bomb. It was a steam explosion from all the coolant overheating.

dewafelbakkers t1_irb1whx wrote on October 6, 2022 at 5:34 PM

Yes. Also remember that chernobyl had no proper containment in place, so even a steam explosion and meltdown today wouldn't result in an event like that.