Sentences with phrase «hydrogen explosion»

Three reactors — Units 1, 2, and 3 — sustained severe core damage, and three reactor buildings — Units 1, 3, and 4 — were damaged by hydrogen explosions.

I'm not claiming that you should connect the negative to the battery terminal, just saying that the risk of hydrogen explosion is lower than what people think.

This can have negative safety consequences, including a greater probability of damage from hydrogen explosions.

In the movie, a «chain reaction» occurred, but it was difficult to determine if this was a nuclear chain reaction or just a big hydrogen explosion.

Needless to say, hydrogen explosions fall into that category.

In the days that followed, overheating triggered hydrogen explosions that spewed radioisotopes into the air.

The terrifying meltdowns and hydrogen explosions at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in the days following 11 March 2011 made the importance of backup electricity generators painfully clear.

Paired with hydrogen explosions, these meltdowns allowed radioactive material to escape.

But even should such a steam or hydrogen explosion somehow occur, the radioactive plume created would likely not travel high enough into the atmosphere to spread the dangerous materials very far.

The negative connection to the recipient car is the last connection made and it is made to a metal grounded part, not to the negative battery terminal (so that you can remove the connection without risking hydrogen explosion caused by a spark near the battery)

The U.S. Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), in a report last November, related desperate actions by TEPCO crews to contain the reactor accident in the critical first week of the crisis, as they tried to operate crucial valves and instruments with truck batteries; hauled massive emergency power cables over flooded passageways where manhole covers had been dislodged; and faced a series of hydrogen explosions and sudden spikes in radiation.

The buildings housing reactors Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4 have all suffered damage from hydrogen explosions, caused by the high - temperature, high - speed interaction of fuel rods and steam.

This caused the nuclear fuel inside to overheat, leading to a meltdown and hydrogen explosions that spewed out radiation.

The federal government's current attempt at a permanent solution for safely storing that waste for centuries — the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant here — has hit a major snag in the form of potential chain reactions, hydrogen explosions and leaks from metal corrosion.

For example, Toshiba has developed machines that decontaminate surfaces with blasts of dry ice, inspect vent pipes for leaks, and cut and remove debris covering fuel rod assemblies in the Unit 3 building, which was damaged by a hydrogen explosion.

This led to core meltdowns at three of the six reactors at the facility, hydrogen explosions, and a release of radioactive material.

At the same time, the earthquake, subsequent tsunami, hydrogen explosions and seawater flooding, among other recent incidents, may have damaged the electrical equipment necessary for those pumps to run.

The hydrogen explosions, melting fuel rods and radiation leaks at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant are having an immediate impact on perceptions of nuclear power worldwide as many countries are earnestly searching for alternatives to fossil fuels.

A hydrogen explosion like that of the Hindenburg could occur on Earth, but not on one of the outer planets.

Such battery will also be 4 - 5 times lighter and smaller for similar capacity and cranking power, has no acid and can be mounted in any orientation, and is very safe to charge, no hydrogen explosion risk.

After the earthquake, tsunami, hydrogen explosion, and water barrage, workers surveyed the Unit 4 reactor building.