However, such explosions do not happen during a chain reaction, but rather as a result of energy from radioactive beta decay, after the fission chain reaction has been stopped.

This stopped torpedoes from penetrating the ship but the shock from an underwater explosions could cause damage to weapon mountings and sensitive machinery, along with violently stressing the ships ' structure.

Taking into account possible loads onto structure increase in future ( and even threat of progressive failure-terroristic attacks, explosions etc.

It is impossible for a nuclear power plant to undergo a nuclear chain reaction that results in an explosion of power comparable with a nuclear weapon, but even low-powered explosions due to uncontrolled chain reactions, that would be considered " fizzles " in a bomb, may still cause considerable damage and meltdown in a reactor.

Such steam explosions would be typical of the very diffuse assembly of materials in a nuclear reactor, even under the worst conditions.

However, nuclear reactors are still capable of causing smaller explosions even after complete shutdown, such as was the case of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.

Their low sides made them susceptible to swamping in high seas, and even to having their boiler fires extinguished by spray from their own torpedo explosions.

* Special effects have to deliver the imitations of physical actions on stage, such as explosions, fireworks, fog, or even earthquakes that are often part of the story.

That was 51 years ago, and even though it has been exposed to the elements and to nearby earth-shaking explosions, erosion has dimmed it very little.

The cartoon opens with images of explosions, gunfire, and heavy artillery ; one character even fires into the camera.

Although there are claims that participants in the Crossroads tests were well protected against radiation sickness, the Oscar-nominated documentary Radio Bikini showed footage of Navy sailors wearing little or no protection during their inspection of the target ships only hours after the explosions, even though some of the observer ships were caught in the fallout of the Baker explosion.

Within days after the disaster, major companies that had lost facilities in the explosions announced plans to rebuild in Texas City and even expand their operations.

A cease-fire was announced in the Afghan Civil War to allow the funeral to take place, even though it was marred by bomb explosions killing 15.

Ashdown describes as " a Whitehall cock-up of major proportions " the fact that there was a duplicate and simultaneous mission to sink the ships in Bordeaux, led by Claude de Baissac of Special Operations Executive, which Hasler's team and Combined Operations knew nothing about because of SOE's policy of secrecy even from other parts of the British Forces ; de Baissac was preparing to take explosives onto the ships when he heard the explosions of Hasler's limpet mines.

However, the FAA did almost no research into making fuel tanks inert for 40 years, even in the face of several catastrophic fuel tank explosions.

The pompous Roger decides to re-write the film script, adding even more stunts to the film, not the least of which is a climactic earthquake at the film's end, complete with explosions and fires.

He possesses superhuman resistance to injury, at least enough to withstand short-range firepower, grenade explosions, and even a direct telekinetic attack from a Alpha-level mutant psionic such as Exodus.

Boiler explosions and other railway accidents made railroad work among the most deadly in America at the end of the 19th Century, with an annual fatality rate in the early 1890s of approximately 9 per 1, 000 workers — higher even than the 7. 8 per 1, 000 fatality rate suffered by hard rock miners in the Western United States.

Lexi can greatly amplify her powers, especially her " Brain Blast ", when underwater, generating enough power to disturb other sound frequencies and even to cause explosions.

Airborne sawdust can be ignited by sparks or even heat accumulation and result in explosions.

Usually, an ammunition depot experiencing even minor explosions in one of its sites / buildings, is immediately evacuated together with surrounding civilian areas.

From the ships to the backgrounds, the reviewers were pleased with the details Volition had paid attention to, such as the thematic differences in the ship designs between the races, the textures and clarity of the backdrops, and even the realism of the explosions, though FiringSquad pointed out explosions from torpedo strikes were lower in quality.

When stars die, supernova explosions, similarly, drive blast waves that can reach even larger sizes, with expansion velocities up to several hundred km s < sup >− 1 </ sup >.

Jack-in-the-Box is an extraordinarily accomplished athlete and acrobat, capable of midair maneuvers to combat flying opponents, and even to dodge aerial explosions.

She has recovered from multiple gunshot wounds, explosions, chemical weapons assault, axes buried in her spine, even a shotgun blast to the face ( which simply knocked her off her feet for a bit ).

The chemical company Akzo made later attempts at refining the process ; though the risks of fire and explosions were reduced by better process design, damage and odours remained a problem.

There are startling point-of-view shots of torpedoes dropping into the water and speeding toward their targets, and though Bay visualizes it all with a minimum of graphic carnage, he invites us to register the terror of the men standing helplessly on deck, the horrifying split-second deliverance as bodies go flying and explosions reduce entire battleships to liquid walls of collapsing metal ".

Mushroom clouds are formed by many sorts of large explosions under earth gravity, though they are best known for their appearance after nuclear detonations.

Onyett credited the attractive gun models, explosions, and sprawling vistas, though also felt that some areas, such as the South American Ruins, can unnecessary look " too shiny ".

Seventeen explosions or eruptions of the Makushin Volcano have been recorded since 1786, though the magnitude has been termed as “ small-to-moderate ”.

Long Island residents described hearing explosions which shook the foundations of nearby houses, though no one on the ground is known to have actually witnessed the crash.

Several sources including the March 14 Alliance and members of the Western media immediately blamed Syria for his killing and for the other explosions in the capital though a definitive culprit has yet to be found.

The New York City Bomb Squad considered it accurate and practical, though Galleani made an error, corrected only in 1908, that resulted in one or more premature explosions.

The portion of the Dominic series of tests that were high altitude nuclear explosions were known as Operation Fishbowl, though not all were successful ( one detonated on launchpad and resulted in a substantial plutonium contamination ).

The Borg are expected to assimilate it at all costs, even though they have experienced the loss of a large quantity of Borg vessels to Omega explosions while trying to harness the power of the substance.

After the Human Bomb killed Doctor Polaris in a fit of rage, Bizarro attacked the Bomb, hammering his face to produce more colorful explosions.

Firedamp explosions continued, often setting off coal dust explosions, so casualties grew during the entire 19th century.

The American cardiologist Bernard Lown and the Russian cardiologist Yevgeniy Chazov were motivated in conscience through studying the catastrophic public health consequences of nuclear war in establishing International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War ( IPPNW ) which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1985 and continues to work to " heal an ailing planet ". World wide expressions of conscience contributed to the decision of the French government to halt atmospheric nuclear tests at Mururoa in the Pacific in 1974 after 41 such explosions ( although below-ground nuclear tests continued there into the 1990s ).

Phivolcs maintained threat level at Alert Level 4 for the next month because of the continued extrusion of lava, ash explosions, steam and smoke plumes, seismic activity, and threat of further eruption.

The resulting fires and additional incoming mortar fire caught the ammunition dump and fuel storage areas a blaze with explosions continued all day and into the night.

After the widespread introduction of the safety lamp, explosions continued because the early Davy lamps were fragile and easily damaged.

* Senior Constable Timothy Britten, WA-Entered the bombed Bali nightclub to rescue a badly injured woman, and then continued to search for survivors despite personal injury and ongoing explosions.

* Mr Richard Joyes, Geologist, WA-Entered the bombed Bali nightclub to rescue a badly injured woman, and then continued to search for survivors despite personal injury and ongoing explosions.

Activity at a low level has continued at Galeras, with small explosions occasionally dusting nearby villages and towns with ash.

However, the explosions and fires continued to occur, trapping many who had returned to what they thought was the safety of their own homes.

Picture taken from Gateshead Council public archive. An ordnance survey map of High and Low Felling in 1862In spite of the disaster, Felling continued to grow and by the time of the explosions the character of Felling had changed substantially.

The fire continued to spread in the stacks of drums creating a large fireball and leading to the first of four explosions in the drum storage area.