How is it safe to have a nuclear reactor on aircraft carriers and submarines when they are a potential military targets?
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The same reason it’s safe to have electricity in your house but not a lightning bolt.
The reactors that power ships are absolutely tiny compared to like Chernobyl or Fukashima or whatever. Even an absolute worst case scenario isn’t going to be an issue for anyone downwind in the next town or anything. There’s just not enough stuff in there.
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