Alaskan Cyclotron - Not in My Backyard!

j-beda writes "Wired reports that "Albert Swank Jr., a 55-year-old civil engineer in Anchorage, Alaska, is a man with a mission. He wants to install a nuclear particle accelerator in his home." To be used to create medically useful isotopes, and even though some of the neighbours are supportive, opponents "compared potential damage from a cyclotron mishap to the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor accident" though an expert says "Probably the worst thing that could happen with small cyclotrons is that the operator might electrocute themselves." It looks like the Anchorage Assembly plans to hold an public hearing on December 20 to determine whether Swank will be permitted to install the device."

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Re:I can understand the hold

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah, that probably explains why the US is in the forefront of technological innovation and Argentina is not.

You know? Opportunities and stuff like that. Let smart people do cool things, and the society will get ahead.

Most people are idiots - their opinions aren't worth much anyway.