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meindnoch • 11/07/2024 • 1 reply • view on HN

>And if the rocks get a liiiitle bit too close together, they might explode

Impossible. Worst thing that can happen without carefully designed explosive lens is a nuclear fizzle.


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empath75 • 11/07/2024

There are lots of ways that nuclear plants can explode or fail in otherwise catastrophic ways, it doesn't need to be an atomic explosion.

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