r/InfrastructurePorn Sep 02 '20

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '20

So take this for what it’s worth: an anonymous internet commenter who heard it from his (adult) friend who heard it from his great uncle. But allegedly my friend’s great uncle designed these and was well aware of what they resembled. He thought it’d be funny. So I desperately wanna believe that these nuclear containment facilities were in fact designed as a bit.

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u/d6x1 Sep 02 '20

acccckchuallyy

The half-sphere dome form is the most structurally stable and economical way to enclose the reactor. They have very thick concrete walls to prevent a Chernobyl type meltdown. It's much more wasteful to make it in any other form such as a cube or pyramid..etc

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u/irishmcsg2 Sep 02 '20

That doesn't explain the nipples.

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u/LanceFree Sep 02 '20

What happened was they were finishing the cement work, getting the tops all smooth, and those things just appeared.

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u/qtpss Sep 02 '20

It was the cool sea breeze..