I thought I read a year ago that with the Kakhovka dam collapsing, the power plant wouldn’t have the necessary water to keep the fuel rods cool. Is that still an imminent threat? Seems we somehow solved it but how?
by Plurpulurp
I thought I read a year ago that with the Kakhovka dam collapsing, the power plant wouldn’t have the necessary water to keep the fuel rods cool. Is that still an imminent threat? Seems we somehow solved it but how?
by Plurpulurp
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The damn feed the pool, keeping it full even when the rods were turning the pool to steam. So long as the damn stood, there was no need to maintain the pool.
Been awhile since I last looked into it, but I believe water pumps are currently being used to keep the pool filled. This is not ideal because pumps are prone to failure if left alone for even a few days.
I think that it’s been shut down