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Comment: Re:HIPPIE DIRTBAGS! (Score 2) 409

by distilate (#40198437) Attached to: SpaceX Brownsville Space Port Opposed By Texas Environmentalists

In the more specific case of this spaceport, I would be considering the fact that most rocket programs so far seem to have had trouble avoiding more or less alarming amounts of hydrazine seeping all over the place. SpaceX's use of RP-1, at least for present designs, makes that less of a concern; but rocket launching doesn't exactly have a sterling reputation.

SpaceX does use hydrazine!
The draco thrusters are powered by the stuff.
Admitidly its less of tha problem than the space shuttle that powered its APUs on the ground from hydrazine.

Comment: Re:OTOH... (Score 1) 229

by distilate (#38627030) Attached to: Japan Plans To Scrap Nuclear Plants After 40 Years

True, continuous upgrads with technology help but unless these are done very carefully and well documented they could introduce new issues when they interact with some obsure poorly documented part of the origional system. Some of these plants are being modified after those who designed and created them have been burried and since no documentation is perfect I say some documentation died with the origional designers.

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