2006-12-03 07:02:45 · 6 answers · asked by mnsduran 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
As far as Three Mile Island it is a case of what "was" partial core meltdown.
What it was, was terrifying.
The cooling rods got stuck inside the reactor and a hydrogen bubble was forming. I was a senior in high school, living an hour and a half drive from there, and I was scared, due to my parents reaction.
A local church spread the word that they would open their basement to refugees if necessary and was asking for volunteers to set up cots. I said I was going to volunteer and my dad had a fit. He said if anything happened we were "getting the hell out of here!" He's normally a very giving person, so when he said that I really got nervous. Thank God the worst did not happen.
2006-12-03 08:04:05 · answer #1 · answered by chameleon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. The cooling system failed. The reactor started to melt and a 'blob' of radioactive material flowed down to the bottom of the reactor vessel, halting ANY form of control. Close call. : http://cti.itc.virginia.edu/~meg3c/200R/Projects/Fall_1997/NuclearPower/accidents.htm
2006-12-03 15:05:57 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
nuelcear powerplants get so hot that the metal will start melting
partial meltdown means it started to melt
full meltdown would result in a very very big BOOOM
2006-12-03 15:05:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read this for information:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island
2006-12-03 15:06:50 · answer #4 · answered by My Evil Twin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Mile_Island
2006-12-03 15:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by minuteblue 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What does this have to do with earth science?
2006-12-03 15:17:51 · answer #6 · answered by One Tuff piece of Schist 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋