If you look at the still-operating RBMK reactors, you can see the same design issues. It is very easy to imagine that it wouldn't occur to someone trained on less eccentric reactors that inserting control rods would initially speed the reaction.
The poor training was really the big problem, particularly for such a very counterintuitive reactor design (the control rods were tipped with graphite, a moderator, which ENCOURAGES reaction, for instance). Many of the management had no nuclear experience, and those who did mostly on a far simpler design. In addition, no warning was given that safety systems had been deactivated; there were fewer control rods in the reactor than allowed, and so forth.
Adequate containment would have been difficult or impossible; RBMK reactors are VERY big (70 meters tall)
Or, indeed, a sterile straight couple. Of course, the "gay is naturally wrong" guy would probably prefer to just send them straight to the gas chamber; less of a scene that way.
Sorry? "My son is gay; I'd better randomly sue someone!" Has it really gotten that bad in the US? Is it possible to sue someone for one's son being gay? Under what wacky law, precisely?:)
Of course, there were at least three Russian approaches to that problem, which was part of their problem. There was the N-1, the circumlunar Proton-launched Zond (never intended to land), a design consisting of engine blocks launched and docked with a lunar Soyuz, and of course the crazily huge UR-700 Vulkan (a Proton derivative, not the same as the Energia Vulkan, another super-heavy lifter). Construction of all of these was started, the N-1 and Zond were completed and tested (explosively for the N-1, psuedo-successfully for the Zond).
Not quite right. The Russian heavy-lifter, Proton (and variants) is a very different rocket again. And the Energia booster was different again (the Atlas V is a derivative). And the new Angara booster? Different again.
Bear in mind that NASA's budget, while not at its cold-war heights, is ludicrously higher than that of most other space agencies. The annual budget of the Russian Space Agency is in th region of $600million. Does NASA really do 20 times as much as the Russian one?
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There was a ~170ton Energia variant that never flew.
There were also some crazily huge Nova designs, though they were never even built.
Anyway, the US has recently attempted to dramatically curtail the freedom of speech of its citizens with that ridiculous flag-burning thing. The right to political protest is rather more important than the right to advocate hatred, IMO.
This is coming from an immense, hyper-Christian butter-troll. Thanks for demonstrating that some people do, at least, fit the US stereotype, if not the UK one:)
Sadly, the first victim of global warming will likely be Bangladesh, and various Pacific islands. The Netherlands is extremely rich, and will to an extent be able to maintain the dikes.
The free eye surgery, however motivated, was a humanitarian act. It is truely terrifying how people in one of the richest countries in the world go without basic healthcare.
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If you look at the still-operating RBMK reactors, you can see the same design issues. It is very easy to imagine that it wouldn't occur to someone trained on less eccentric reactors that inserting control rods would initially speed the reaction.
Well, exactly.
The poor training was really the big problem, particularly for such a very counterintuitive reactor design (the control rods were tipped with graphite, a moderator, which ENCOURAGES reaction, for instance). Many of the management had no nuclear experience, and those who did mostly on a far simpler design. In addition, no warning was given that safety systems had been deactivated; there were fewer control rods in the reactor than allowed, and so forth. Adequate containment would have been difficult or impossible; RBMK reactors are VERY big (70 meters tall)
Or, indeed, a sterile straight couple. Of course, the "gay is naturally wrong" guy would probably prefer to just send them straight to the gas chamber; less of a scene that way.
Sorry? "My son is gay; I'd better randomly sue someone!" Has it really gotten that bad in the US? Is it possible to sue someone for one's son being gay? Under what wacky law, precisely? :)
Possibly an X-Serve.
LGBT (sometimes with Q) is more common in Europe, due to a perceived marginalisation of women within the LGBT(Q) community.
In the current air of crazy-patriotism, the idea of using Russian-licensed rocketry mightn't be too popular in the US...
In this case, the hope is that if the thing explodes, the escape system will lift the capsule to safety, as on the Apollo/Saturn V and Zond.
Of course, there were at least three Russian approaches to that problem, which was part of their problem. There was the N-1, the circumlunar Proton-launched Zond (never intended to land), a design consisting of engine blocks launched and docked with a lunar Soyuz, and of course the crazily huge UR-700 Vulkan (a Proton derivative, not the same as the Energia Vulkan, another super-heavy lifter). Construction of all of these was started, the N-1 and Zond were completed and tested (explosively for the N-1, psuedo-successfully for the Zond).
Not quite right. The Russian heavy-lifter, Proton (and variants) is a very different rocket again. And the Energia booster was different again (the Atlas V is a derivative). And the new Angara booster? Different again.
Bear in mind that NASA's budget, while not at its cold-war heights, is ludicrously higher than that of most other space agencies. The annual budget of the Russian Space Agency is in th region of $600million. Does NASA really do 20 times as much as the Russian one?
There was a ~170ton Energia variant that never flew. There were also some crazily huge Nova designs, though they were never even built.
Apple would hardly be impressed...
Oops, yep, I was thinking of the 225
The point is that for a DEVELOPED country, there is a horrendous level of poverty in the US. And the government seems unwilling to help much.
Er, 1967, actually. It has undergone some modifications since, but it was still a cheapish 3-person craft back then.
That's because, erm, there isn't a bigger aircraft, at least not one that can fly. That said, there IS only one A-124, if I remember rightly.
Anyway, the US has recently attempted to dramatically curtail the freedom of speech of its citizens with that ridiculous flag-burning thing. The right to political protest is rather more important than the right to advocate hatred, IMO.
The ban (such as it is) also affects advocating hatred against gay people, religions and a few other groups.
There's rather less racial tension here than in the US :)
And at least here in Ireland, hate-speech laws are quite weak.
This is coming from an immense, hyper-Christian butter-troll. Thanks for demonstrating that some people do, at least, fit the US stereotype, if not the UK one :)
Define 'free', please.
Sadly, the first victim of global warming will likely be Bangladesh, and various Pacific islands. The Netherlands is extremely rich, and will to an extent be able to maintain the dikes.
The free eye surgery, however motivated, was a humanitarian act. It is truely terrifying how people in one of the richest countries in the world go without basic healthcare.