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Can you elaborate on that? I was just reading the data sheet for these batteries, and these are tested with a ballistic penetration test, resulting in no fire.
I'm presuming this concern is from watching videos of elemental sodium reacting with water, which stands to reason, but I've not heard of exploding batteries
Just my impression on seeing videos of these tests on videos, which seem to result in the battery exploding violently and essentially escaping any attempt at confinement instead of catching fire. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ya_ls1zkA
That's way less extreme than I would've expected.
What were you expecting? It's literally an explosion. Add a few thousand of them in row in EV battery style if you want a bigger explosion.