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Originally Posted by The Third Man
The containment vessel consists of a verticle containment vessel of 5.5 meter diameter, between two water-tight bulkheads. The control rod drive is situated in a cupola which rests above the reactor chamber. The chamber can withstand a pressure of 15+ atmospheres.
The secondary shielding consists of concrete, lead, and polethyleane positioned toward the top of the containment area. Water, by its nature, contains any nuclear escape to the surrounding area.
A pre-stressed concrete wall of 122 cm surrounds the lower portion of containment. This wall rests upon a HTS cushion. A section of 15.2 cm lead obsorbs the gamma radiation. 15.2 cm of polethyleane is used to slow neutrons. Any space between lead plates is filled with lead wool.
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Did you know that the NR-1 had no aft reactor shielding. Radiation containment was provided by a ballast tank filled with 12 feet of water since due to the small size of the NR-1 full shielding would have destabilized the submarine.
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Originally Posted by Oberon
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Damn it Oberon stop taking photos of my house!
