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Related: About this forumFairewinds: Nuclear expert believes top lifted off Reactor No. 1 containment BEFORE explosion
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Fairewinds: Nuclear expert believes top lifted off Reactor No. 1 containment BEFORE explosion (Original Post)
bluecoat_fan
Feb 2012
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FBaggins
(28,674 posts)1. One of his more reasonable notions.
Though hardly a "new flaw" that he "identified".
It's possible that the studs on the drywell head stretched.
I wouldn't call it a big deal. It's beginning to look like they would have been better off with more venting earlier in the emergency.
bluecoat_fan
(262 posts)2. If you think it was possible, then it is a huge deal!
I was expecting a total debunk from you. Maybe the other 2 can help you out.
Dead_Parrot
(14,478 posts)3. It does sound like a repeat...
...The only thing missing is the specs on the head bolts: It would be useful to confirm or deny that the bolts at Fukushima were identical to the ones at Brunswick. I haven't seen this answered anywhere.
