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rob, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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I'm not saying in reality it's physically possibly to stop a fission reaction.just that theoretically if you remove fuel it'll stop.
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the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 18 Oct 2012, 13:55,
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Practically speaking, if you stop putting fuel pellets into a fusion reactorIt'll stop right away. A fission reactor remains hot for ages after, not to mention that the fuel itself can become flammable and thus cause further contamination - see Calder Hall for more details.
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