It is not a binary solution set. Implementing a perfect solution has associated costs. If a perfect solution that prevents this type of accident from ever happening adds $10 million in cost per overhaul and an accident of this magnitude occurs once every 500 overhauls then it is not cost effective and you're better off letting 1 out of every 500 burn.

Asbestos is fireproof. The Navy should look into using that for insulation. You should call them and let them know.

There are a lot of compartments but only three areas that can be isolated from each other: the forward compartment (everything forward of the Crew's Mess/Cold Storage in the picture you linked to), the reactor compartment and the engine room (everything aft of the reactor compartment).

Because there are hoses for temporary systems going through the hatches that take time to disconnect and the hydraulics systems required to close the hatches are all shut down.

No, they are not titanium. The US has no titanium-hulled submarines. The Miami is made of steel.

Never mind. The first two photos show diesel exhaust while it was being docked. The rest of the photos are during the actual fire.

It wasn't in drydock yet, it was still pier side. I'm pretty sure that means there were no hull cuts yet. http://rt.com/usa/news/uss-miami-submarine-fire-064/

Except that the type of accident that occurred at Chernobyl occurring at a modern nuclear reactor literally is an impossibility.

Good job refudiating his refuting, genius!

Relative to what?

I had this problem too until I bought a 1000 mA USB car adapter to replace the 500 mA adapter that I had.

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