08-08-2016, 06:01 PM
The only detail that really has to be retconned is the core being dumped from the unit, because that sends the disaster scale off the chart.
As long as that core material stays contained inside the corpse of the mech, the whole mess can be hauled off with minimal consequence for the village other than exposure issues for the people who happened to be right near it. And even in a core meltdown, it should not have given off lethal dosage right away at least, since the reaction would have stopped once it had melted enough to lose its geometry. So the melted corium would have only been passively radioactive, it would not have continued to chain react at full power.
Don't get me wrong on this nuclear stuff and getting on your case about it. It is indeed one of the cleanest and safest power sources known to mankind. But it also has catastrophic consequences if it ever happens to escape from its pressure tank, consequences that will make people flip on you if you invoke them without realizing just how risky it is. The only time nuclear materials should ever be outside of a container is when being handled by someone trained to do so and using proper protective equipment to avoid accidents.
As long as that core material stays contained inside the corpse of the mech, the whole mess can be hauled off with minimal consequence for the village other than exposure issues for the people who happened to be right near it. And even in a core meltdown, it should not have given off lethal dosage right away at least, since the reaction would have stopped once it had melted enough to lose its geometry. So the melted corium would have only been passively radioactive, it would not have continued to chain react at full power.
Don't get me wrong on this nuclear stuff and getting on your case about it. It is indeed one of the cleanest and safest power sources known to mankind. But it also has catastrophic consequences if it ever happens to escape from its pressure tank, consequences that will make people flip on you if you invoke them without realizing just how risky it is. The only time nuclear materials should ever be outside of a container is when being handled by someone trained to do so and using proper protective equipment to avoid accidents.
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