KABOOM and Core-meltdown (Re: late in the day question about Project Three)

["Subbarao Kambhampati" <rao@asu.edu>]

By KABOOM, I meant "Core Meltdown" occurs. (So your interpretation "a")
(I just assumed that core-meltdown will be accompanied
with a big noise I didn't think that core meltdown will not be detectable to the outsiders as you seem to suggest.
You may well be right from a strict nuclear technology stand point--but I stand by my theory)

Rao

ps: Here is a 
link to Chernobyl disaster which says that meltdown produced enough of a fall out cloud for people to realize
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_accident )

On 11/1/06, Al Welle < Al.Welle@asu.edu> wrote:

Dear Rao,

 

As I prefer to "save" any "get out of jail free" cards I'm given I'm trying to

finish Project Three tonight/tomorrow.

 

I have a couple questions about Task Part One Questions 3A and 3B.

 

First, are they, in fact, extra credit ?

 

Second, when you describe the "Kaboom during the holiday season" I

feel there is a little vagueness about the criteria for determining if a

"Kaboom" happens.

 

(that is, how would the residents of Springfield "prove" or "feel" that

a Kaboom happened)

 

Is it:

 

a) a CoreMeltdown occurs (is this nominally something those outside

the plant can detect)

 

b) either of Glow In-the Dark employees / Apu's Slurpee's Liquify are

detected (even though both of these conditions might occur even if a

Kaboom doesn't happen during the holiday season)

 

c) any of CM/GID/ASL occurs/is detected (even if no one glows and

the slushies are ok, someone rats Burn's out for the reward if CM

happens)

 

I was originally leaning toward b) but as I consider the problem in more

depth I think c) is actually the best definition of a Kaboom.

 

Thanks for any clarification you feel you can give,

 

Al