Thursday, March 24, 2011

Nuclear Fish Tank

A few years back, I did some research on global warming, and subsequently alternative energy. Although not studying it specifically, I recall learning of ways in which Nuclear waste was disposed. One of which was by burying it 10m under water where the radiation could not reach.

Which brings me to this thought, the Japanese are now hosing down the Nuclear reactors, trying to keep it cool whiles praying that minimal radiation escapes. Why don't they just build a fish tank around it? Basically put, using some thick slabs of concrete, they could build a fence around the perimeter of the reactors. Then fill it up with water. It's not like their afraid of getting the damn thing wet as they've been water bombing it for the past week. In doing so, they would reduce the radiation being emitted from the reactors, keep the reactors much cooler than it would be from just the hosing thus making it more stable, and also have a protective barrier that would lower the damage radius if the meltdown was still to happen.

I'm guessing the reason they haven't done so yet is because them, being the Japanese, reckon it's not advanced enough for them. Lets hope their Gundams are equipped with anti Nuclear weaponry.

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