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by tehjoker 1939 days ago
Assuming all that is true, reality is extremely unpredictable. Imagine a country is at war and they accidentally drop bombs on the reactor that crack the fuel and change the chemistry enough. A volcano erupts under the plant. Imagine a nuclear weapon going off nearby and causing a meltdown (for example, if the attacker was using a "low yield" neutron bomb). Imagine an astronomical phenomenon that happens to pass through the plant.

Low probabilities, but man they would suck.