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Imagine a nuclear powered container ship captured by pirates.

• ritabratamaiti 3y ago
  Would not do them any good, without the skilled manpower to operate and maintain it
  • devoutsalsa 3y ago
    As I understand it, naval reactors are cooled by seawater. Couldn't the coolant be diverted, causing the reactor to overheat and eventually meltdown? How dangerous a naval reactor meltdown would be I have no idea.
    • preisschild 3y ago
      Definitely not good, but wayyy less dangerous for humans and the environment than a huge oil spill
      • loa_in_ 3y ago
        The fuel would still be contained so I would say so too.
        • kjkjadksj 3y ago
          Even if it wasn’t and sank uncontained to the bottom of the ocean, water makes a good radiation shield.