Originally Posted by
udsuna
Of course, the U.S. has done similar tests in it's own reactors. Mostly a standardized safety check. To detect flaws before they become so dangerous that the plant (while truly active) breached. And if you think Chernobyl was bad... it would have been a hundred times worse if it was fully operational when that occured.
I live within a few miles of a nuke plant. If it breaches just a little, like Chernobyl did, I'd be in danger of radiation poisoning if I stay around too long. If it breaches at full capacity, I cease to exist. Every molecule in my body will be seperated from all of the others. Not that bad a way to die, instant disintigration, no pain, no mess, just a shadow on the wall behind me. But the difference in the devastation would be profound.
