“The risk of reactors cracking open in a crash could be reduced by jettisoning them before impact and bringing them down with parachutes.”
Coz most aeroplane crashes occur with proper planning, forethought, and more importantly, enough altitude to jettison something very large and heavy so that it'll slow down enough with a parachute before impact.
"He said that, in the worst-case scenario, if the armour plating around the reactor was pierced there would be a risk of radioactive contamination over a few square miles."
If the data here (http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm) is to be believed (the source is only for commerical aircraft and from Boeing) then those few square miles are most likely to be airports and their surrounds. Real smart.
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“The risk of reactors cracking open in a crash could be reduced by jettisoning them before impact and bringing them down with parachutes.”
Coz most aeroplane crashes occur with proper planning, forethought, and more importantly, enough altitude to jettison something very large and heavy so that it'll slow down enough with a parachute before impact.
"He said that, in the worst-case scenario, if the armour plating around the reactor was pierced there would be a risk of radioactive contamination over a few square miles."
If the data here (http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm) is to be believed (the source is only for commerical aircraft and from Boeing) then those few square miles are most likely to be airports and their surrounds. Real smart.