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Comment by rbanffy

2 days ago

I have one concern: what if the container bursts? CO2 is heavier than air, and a sudden pressure decrease will cool it down further, so it'll hug the ground. What would be a safe distance for the people around the plant to live without the risk of being asphixiated in an accident?

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ragebol  2 days ago

The article mentions > If the worst happens and the dome is punctured, 2,000 tonnes of CO2 will enter the atmosphere. That’s equivalent to the emissions of about 15 round-trip flights between New York and London on a Boeing 777. “It’s negligible compared to the emissions of a coal plant,” Spadacini says. People will also need to stay back 70 meters or more until the air clears, he says.

So: 70 meters