Comment Re:Why... (Score 1) 283
Compared to what almost happened near Denver with a near catastrophic aerosol dispersion of Plutonium barely averted in the late 1960's http://www.bullatomsci.org/index.html) this was miniscule.
The reason why is always trying to save money and time because of superiors wanting it so or just trying to push the limit to see what one can do in a day.
Presently, British Nuclear Fuels is getting ready to "recycle" nickel from reactors at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory into the consumer market, going in anywhere from auto parts to dental tools. This is after a huge emission of radioactive cesium into the air over Spain from a metal smelter. This DOE (Dept of Energy) proposal is a test run of a much larger reuse of metals that have been in the presence of neutrons for anywhere from 20 to 40 years. (Sources - NAPF and the Sunflower and gov.us.energy.nuclear)
These things will continue to occur.
Mark R Des Moines
The reason why is always trying to save money and time because of superiors wanting it so or just trying to push the limit to see what one can do in a day.
Presently, British Nuclear Fuels is getting ready to "recycle" nickel from reactors at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory into the consumer market, going in anywhere from auto parts to dental tools. This is after a huge emission of radioactive cesium into the air over Spain from a metal smelter. This DOE (Dept of Energy) proposal is a test run of a much larger reuse of metals that have been in the presence of neutrons for anywhere from 20 to 40 years. (Sources - NAPF and the Sunflower and gov.us.energy.nuclear)
These things will continue to occur.
Mark R Des Moines
