Trains were last used to move nuclear WHs/Bombs in the mid-1980's because of security concerns. Deliberate acts (sabotage, etc) were/are more of an issue than accidents.
Perhaps it's too small of quantity to be of use but why not recycle the PU-238 from the RTG's used in nuclear weapons? We've retired/dismantled several thousands of nukes that used RTG's. The RTG production is now under the Sandia National Labs & they should know whether these RTGs could be of any use to NASA's problem.
I work very close to the issue at hand and can testify to seeing major gaps in the "careful screening" that goes into clearing the persons responsible.
Then you should recognize the need to replace the existing weapons having HMX based HE systems with IHE HE systems.
I don't see the relevance of this article. If we are concerned about the risk of our nuclear weapons, one immediatge improvement I would recommend is replacing those that have the sensitive HE with new(RRW) warheads that have the insensitive HE (IHE) and other modern improvements in safety.
Unfortunately, the politics of nuclear weapons is standing in the way of making these improvements
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Trains were last used to move nuclear WHs/Bombs in the mid-1980's because of security concerns. Deliberate acts (sabotage, etc) were/are more of an issue than accidents.
the US has been moving nuclear WHs via trucks for a few decades now....not exactly breaking news.
Perhaps it's too small of quantity to be of use but why not recycle the PU-238 from the RTG's used in nuclear weapons? We've retired/dismantled several thousands of nukes that used RTG's. The RTG production is now under the Sandia National Labs & they should know whether these RTGs could be of any use to NASA's problem.
I don't see the relevance of this article. If we are concerned about the risk of our nuclear weapons, one immediatge improvement I would recommend is replacing those that have the sensitive HE with new(RRW) warheads that have the insensitive HE (IHE) and other modern improvements in safety. Unfortunately, the politics of nuclear weapons is standing in the way of making these improvements
Well, right now I'm leaning toward Obama but that's just a vote against Clinton (Bill, that is :))