another nuke consideration

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In an previous thread "call for shutdown of nuke plants (from world net daily) - http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg.tcl?msg_id=00195X - I posed a question/concern. I did get one reply. (Thanks CT for your comments.) The question was:

"Along the lines of nuclear reactors-- has anyone given any thought about the nuclear reactors out there that are not "commercial" nuclear power plants? "

I'm kind of guessing that not too many people are thinking about these-- much less _know_ about these. Of course, I'm fairly new here so for all I know the subject has already been done to death.

Anyone?

-- winter wondering (winterwondering@yahoo.com), July 28, 1999

Answers

Like Hanford in Washington State. It's a reactor/disposal area, under defense, not energy. Radioactive waste is already leaking into the water table, and they're still stalling on cleanup. Anyone who lives downwind of that monster ought to count on it having some serious problems. They are accountable to no one.

I'm sure there are many such reactors around the country and around the world. No oversight. If anyone has info to the contrary, let me know. I'm expecting a significant rise in the worlds ambient radiation level, post - Y2k.

Dano

-- Dano (bookem@blacksand.srf), July 28, 1999.


As far as I know that reactor, a graphite core run by the Navy, is the only graphite reactor we have. This information is a few years old.

All dressed up and no where to glow...

-- eyes_open (best@wishes.net), July 28, 1999.


Well, I was also considering those used for educational purposes. They're small, maybe they're inconsequential. I don't know. The following list is not comprehensive, just meant as an example of web sites referencing a nuclear reactor (or 2) at an education facility. (Hot link challenged, sorry... I just hope they format the right way)

http://www.system.missouri.edu/hrs/emprel/hndbook.htm http://www.ualberta.ca/~publicas/folio/9798/05.15/08.HTM http://web.reed.edu/resources/facts/campus_resources.html http://www2.ncsu.edu/ncsu/univ_relations/news_services/press_releases/ 98_09/308.htm http://www.buffalo.edu/Reporter/vol30/vol30n12/briefly.html http://www-chem.mps.ohio-state.edu/resource/pubs/brochure/osu.htm http://web.mit.edu/cp/www/anrep97/serv.html http://www.ksu.edu/grad/viewbook/viewbook.htm http://www.engr.wisc.edu/groups/rxtr.lab/index.html http://www.abs.uci.edu/depts/mailrec/uci-ppm/procs/700/i.html http://www.engr.psu.edu/icp/materials/ http://www.uoregon.edu/~uocomm/newsview/10-2-97.html http://www.me.gatech.edu/me/academics/graduate/brochure.html

-- winter wondering (winterwondering@yahoo.com), July 28, 1999.


a couple of the lines wrapped. I don't know how to make sure they have line breaks.

-- winter wondering (winterwondering@yahoo.com), July 28, 1999.

Auburn University in SE-central Alabama used to have one not too long ago; bet they still do.

www.y2ksafeminnesota.com

-- MinnesotaSmith (y2ksafeminnesota@hotmail.com), July 28, 1999.



Downwind from Hanford---even closer to AFB which has nuclear weapons stored there--Downwind from Chemical and weapons storage area. Nobody's talking AT ALL---The Chemical dump has stuff leaking and has for years--this has been public knowledge. BUT NO CURRENT INFO ON Y2K available---WHY? wanna guess?

-- catherine plamondon (souldancer@pop.spkn.uswest.net), July 28, 1999.

Most of the non-commercial nukes would be military ones - powering ships and submarines. I've no idea what shape they're in or where they're going to be for rollover.

-- number six (Iam_not_a_number@hotmail.com), July 28, 1999.

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