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aandegoons

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1. Gross conceptual error.
Sat Oct 6, 2012, 08:37 AM
Oct 2012

It was a hydrogen explosion. Reducing pressure in the reactor would have just made it occur sooner by exposing the fuel.

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Gross conceptual error. aandegoons Oct 2012 #1
Sorry, that's incorrect. FBaggins Oct 2012 #2
Your getting your timelines wrong. aandegoons Oct 2012 #3
Not at all. FBaggins Oct 2012 #4
WRONG!! PamW Oct 2012 #7
Militia Fury1952 Oct 2012 #5
Militia Fury1952 Oct 2012 #6
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