If the containmentstructure around the reactor is not strong enough, the fuel potentially could be exposed to the outside environment, and can have devastating consequences for nearby communities.
The entire primary loop of the nuclear reactor - the pressure vessel, pipes, and pumps that contain the coolant (water) - are housed in the containmentstructure.
整个最初的核反应循环是这样的——高压管、管道、泵、冷却剂(水)——这些被安装在容器型建筑中。
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The lack of a containmentstructure for the Chernobyl reactor, whichmight have limited the emission of radioactivity into the atmosphere after theexplosion, is only the most glaring example.