Graphite Quiz: Re: Chapelcross -(2)

[Emil Murat <kerrembaev@YAHOO.COM>]

Greetings,



1.1  If I were them, I would be keeping my eye on

moderator as well.



1.2 Even, during this particular event, there was NO

air-oxygen introduced into the moderator. 



However,



2.1   Isn't it this a strange combination? 

2.1.1 Magnesium-Graphite.





3.1



Here comes the quiz: Reactor Designers.





 Why did they/he/she choose those materials?  



a) Magnesium has a pretty look :-) 

b) It is slim = has light weight. :-) 

c) Both graphite and magnesium are flammables = 

   temperature + free oxygen.

d) In Great Britain: Zirconium is an import product, 

   Magnesium is an export product.

e) The reactor designer wanted to be a plane engineer 

   rather than a nuclear.

f) A, B and E

g) C and D





Good luck, fellas!





Emil.





>>>>>>>>>>

>From the original message:



> > Emergency workers were called in and carbon

> dioxide was sprayed

> > over the basket to ensure it did not catch fire.





>>>>>>>>>>>>

From: Paul William Shafer 

Subject: Chapelcross 

>>

It seems to me that Chapelcross is a MAGNOX graphite

CO2 cooled reactor like the ones 

...

... 

Magnesium canned oxide fuel may explain why

CO2 was sprayed over the spent fuel to prevent a fire

from occuring.















> > -----Original Message-----

> > From:	Susan Gawarecki [SMTP:loc@ICX.NET]

> > 

> > Britain Nuclear Accident Probed

> > 

> > LONDON (AP) via NewsEdge Corporation  - 

> > Spent fuel rods were accidentally dropped onto the

> reactor floor of a

> > nuclear power plant in Scotland last week, its

> operator said Sunday.

> > 

.........

.........

> > 

> > Emergency workers were called in and carbon

> dioxide was sprayed

> > over the basket to ensure it did not catch fire.

> > 





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