Partículas radioativas
As questões com as quais o porto de escape estava destinado a lidar são discutidas em detalhes na novela Rogue One . Basicamente, partículas radioativas do núcleo do reator estavam causando superaquecimento.
I also spoke to my team and we identified the problem. The reactor core modifications are resulting in radiation buildup, which in turn has the potential of interfering with the hypermatter annihilator.
The buildup is caused by the inner shield actively reflecting excess particles and metaphorically “cooking” the reactor core. Had the shielding team’s research not been so heavily compartmentalized this might have been avoided.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
O porto de escape foi um dos três métodos propostos para lidar com os problemas acima mencionados.
Option three: construction of manual venting shafts and thermal exhaust ports. This should reduce particle buildup to within tolerances but not to a degree I find personally acceptable. In addition, adding venting shafts risks additional incompatibilities with noncritical systems.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Provavelmente, vale a pena notar que a expulsão de partículas radioativas massivas seria realmente a única maneira viável de reduzir o acúmulo de calor no núcleo. A perda de calor radiativa (isto é, da radiação electromagnética, o que quer dizer partículas sem massa) no espaço é bastante ineficiente.