01-27-2016, 08:42 AM
(01-27-2016, 07:54 AM)Surge Wrote: I don't see anything on Sarna about core dumping being a new feature, just that any Fusion Engine has enough safety measures against a meltdown to make it a virtual non-issue.
"Such dramatic failures are rare, though. It is difficult to sustain the fusion reaction and very easy to shut down. Safety systems or damage to containment coils will almost always shut down the engine before such an explosion occurs. The massive shielding of the engine (in the case of standard fusion engines, this is a tungsten carbide shell that accounts for over 2/3 of the weight of the engine) usually buys the safety systems the milliseconds needed to shutdown the engine when severe damage is inflicted. "
Ahh. Thank you for this knowledge. Did not know that. Should have figured, with how we already make our nuclear reactors even today.