I'll admit I don't get this. The reactor stays hot because of residual radioactivity. And if it isn't cooled, it gets *hotter* than normal operation under power. So there should be enough power there to the turbines to keep it -- and maybe the fuel storage ponds -- cool.
Sent from my iPhone On Nov 23, 2012, at 2:37 PM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote: > On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 5:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ...all of this makes me wonder if it might be safer NOT to scram the reactor. >> That way it can continue to provide power itself to power it's own auxiliary >> equipment. > > You have to dump the generated power somewhere. Maybe some big resistors? > :-) >
