tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post8304266681103111342..comments2023-11-05T02:15:15.513-08:00Comments on Majia's Blog: Nuclear Chain Reactions and Forms of CriticalityMajia's Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04941091700194936591noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850795848027608997.post-58974645588368393042011-11-11T13:08:14.882-08:002011-11-11T13:08:14.882-08:00"MAJIA HERE: the question is, what is k at Fu..."MAJIA HERE: the question is, what is k at Fukushima?"<br /><br />All the talk of criticality is just a smokescreen. Even a k of less than one, which means an infinite chain reaction is not possible, can still release plenty of nuclear trash. A chain reaction can still be long even if it isn't infinite (a k value of slightly less than one). If the fuel does reach a k of one, the fuel will get very hot very quickly, and this will stop the chain reaction as the fuel vaporizes or otherwise spreads itself out. :-( <br /><br />Good luck on educating yourself, as the media is not going to help you much, if at all. Yay, internets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com