03-14-2011, 12:26 PM
Japanese reactors use enriched fissile fuel, allowing use of natural light water as moderator.
For core temperature to rise so much as to dissociate water to generate Hydrogen, means fuel rods have reached temperature that melt the cladding (I.O.W melt down).
For core temperature to rise so much as to dissociate water to generate Hydrogen, means fuel rods have reached temperature that melt the cladding (I.O.W melt down).