• CaptainBlagbird
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    3 months ago

    I’d imagine that nuclear reactors have multiple safety features, including automatic shutdown systems etc, to prevent catastrophic events even in the absence of human intervention.

    Over time stuff would likely still break/leak, but it would only contaminate the immediate surroundings compared to the big bang that would occur when failing fatally during operation.

    I don’t know, chances are high that I’d still move away from those places…