[CaptainMattJ.]

Originally Posted by Catfish

There was a fire on a russian sub, too, recently.
And all those spiteful comments of in how bad a state the russian fleet would be in ..


***8220;While the fire is not out, the situation is improving,***8221; Fuller said.
Hmm .. it is still burning now.

"Fuller said that the ship's reactor was not operating at the time of the fire and remained in a safe and stable condition throughout the event."

Of course the bow is far enough away from the reactor. And a reactor is always operating and has to be cooled, even with all rods in.

I wonder how such fires can start, i mean there must be some automatic fire control ?
I hope the six wounded get well, and there are no further problems.

Most certainly. THESE reactors will continue to operate at destructive temperatures even after the control rods have been fully inserted.These nuke subs havent had the good fortune (along with the rest of our nuclear industry) to try the new IFR nuclear reactors out today.

These reactors are cooled in a pool of liquid metal, and are designed in such a way as when the core becomes hotter than its optimal reaction temperature, and combined with other aspects, means that it shuts itself down if its coolant pumps stop working, without any human interference.

They are also much more efficient, utilizing in theory every last drop of nuclear energy available in the fuel, and do not have the capability to be easily used for nuclear weaponry because of the fuel preparation process.

As for the Miami, this is quite tragic. i hope the 6 recover quickly and fully.