| ▲ | cpeterso 4 days ago | |
> He took a dip in a pool with a functioning nuclear pile xkcd published a What If? video about the consequences of swimming in a nuclear fuel pool: https://youtu.be/EFRUL7vKdU8 | ||
| ▲ | immibis 4 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
A pool containing nuclear fuel is different from a pool containing a running nuclear reactor with no other shielding, though. | ||
| ▲ | kqr 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
A "pile" is not just a description of the thing, it is an actual formal term (old one!) meaning "reactor". So not just a bunch of radioactive matetial. | ||
| ▲ | itishappy 4 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Here it is in written form. The punchline is worth the read/watch. | ||