which one? most of them are navy reactors! if you're alluding to the sl-1 accident- that was an army reactor and the entire report can be found by a google search or by using the search button on the above website. try "proving the principal"
Interesting reading- a lot of theorizing has gone out about why the operator removed the control rod.
Idaho has 53 nuclear reactors that have been operating before you were in diapers!
http://www.inl.gov/ Several projects are still classified. If you're curious, check out the advanced test reactor, one of three at the Reactor Testing Complex.
I live right next to the Idaho National Engineering lab. (INEL) we have 53 reacotrs out there, among them were the first to produce electric power, and the first breeder (plutonium producing) reactor. There is also one other interesting piece of tech out there- a calciner. This calciner takes liquid waste and makes it a solid. Litle balls about the size of cookie sprinkles. The stuff is still radioactive (no fix for that) BUT it can no longer seep inot groundwater, it no longer eats away at its container, it is much more stable with regard to the environment. Hanford has to know about this and I imagine they didn't do it because it would be a major pain to get the stuff here to calcine it, or it was expensive. (Most likly both transporting "hot" nuclear materials is probably the biggest paperwork nightmare I can imagine.
one last point- the people who work there don;t want to die anymore than you do. These people know what they are doing- (but managment is the one that makes the papers.) And even if their managment tells them to do something stupid- the guy on the ground wants to go home to his family tonight. I serously doubt there will be a problem- I have lived here my whole life without problem, and plan to stay.
wow- I just checked my e-mail, and was told to go check slashdot. Wow- just wanted to say hi, its awesome to be mentioned on/.! (and by the way, I use redhat9 and check my knewsticker every day (kinda bummed I missed that one)
-nathan
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which one? most of them are navy reactors! if you're alluding to the sl-1 accident- that was an army reactor and the entire report can be found by a google search or by using the search button on the above website. try "proving the principal" Interesting reading- a lot of theorizing has gone out about why the operator removed the control rod.
Idaho has 53 nuclear reactors that have been operating before you were in diapers! http://www.inl.gov/ Several projects are still classified. If you're curious, check out the advanced test reactor, one of three at the Reactor Testing Complex.
I live right next to the Idaho National Engineering lab. (INEL) we have 53 reacotrs out there, among them were the first to produce electric power, and the first breeder (plutonium producing) reactor. There is also one other interesting piece of tech out there- a calciner. This calciner takes liquid waste and makes it a solid. Litle balls about the size of cookie sprinkles. The stuff is still radioactive (no fix for that) BUT it can no longer seep inot groundwater, it no longer eats away at its container, it is much more stable with regard to the environment. Hanford has to know about this and I imagine they didn't do it because it would be a major pain to get the stuff here to calcine it, or it was expensive. (Most likly both transporting "hot" nuclear materials is probably the biggest paperwork nightmare I can imagine. one last point- the people who work there don;t want to die anymore than you do. These people know what they are doing- (but managment is the one that makes the papers.) And even if their managment tells them to do something stupid- the guy on the ground wants to go home to his family tonight. I serously doubt there will be a problem- I have lived here my whole life without problem, and plan to stay.
wow- I just checked my e-mail, and was told to go check slashdot. Wow- just wanted to say hi, its awesome to be mentioned on /.! (and by the way, I use redhat9 and check my knewsticker every day (kinda bummed I missed that one)
-nathan