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Neutron counts under the Chernobyl sarcophagus rose, but the best evidence says the spike came from shifting moisture inside the wrecked reactor, not an approaching chain reaction. (www.earth.com)
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Neutron counts under the Chernobyl sarcophagus rose, but the best evidence says the spike came from shifting moisture inside the wrecked reactor, not an approaching chain reaction.

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[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Clickbait headline.

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

They said that the keff value doesn't exceed 1.27, is that within the normal range for this? Anything over 1 is supercritical, so shouldn't any value of greater than 1 be concerning?