Joel Jaeggli wrote: > > Brian Raaen wrote: >> Russia (or the USSR at that time) used to use liquid graphite to cool >> their nuclear reactors, even thought it was flammable.... of course >> that was what they were using in Chernobyl. > > This has diverged far enough that it's now off the topic of cooling. > The melting point of carbon however is 3800k... > > you can get it to ignite in graphite form at roughly half that. > >> The graphite was used as a moderator not as a coolant.
-- Leigh