Shield building wall1-meter-thick reinforced concrete. Steel rods ~6.5 cm in diameter, spaced ~13 cm apart Bio shield Leaded concrete ~1.2 m thick with steel lining ~2.5 cm thick inside and out Reactor vessel 21.3 m tall. ~6.4 m in diameter. High tensile steel 10 to 20 cm thick Reactor fuel Weir wall Concrete 46 cm thick. ~7.3 m tall Pedestal Concrete ~1.6 m thick with steel lining ~2.5 cm thick inside and out Dry well wall Metal reinforcement Steel rods ~6.5 cm in diameter, spaced ~13 cm apart. ~1.5 m thick reinforced concrete
Multiple layers of safety at nuclear power plants.Boiling water reactor
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