On Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:52:56 +0000, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

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In the case of chernobly it and the hydrogen explosion ruptured te
primary containment and there was no secondary containment. That is
Russia for you.

Shame they don't keep their air / sea water to themselves eh? ;-(

The reactor didnt 'blow up'

It did in the eyes of anyone taking the phrase to mean the overall
scenario, even if it didn't scientifically or ballistically.

Many many people say 'My car has blown up' and they don't live in
Beirut or Afghanistan.

Snip more left brainer confusion and point whooshing

The nuke was working, it blew up, then wasn't working.

'It bowing up' has the potential for a vastly different outcome from
the generator on a wind turbine 'blowing up' or the inverter on a
solar farm 'blowing up', or even a coal fired power station 'blowing
up'.

Cheers, T i m