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A friend was one of the nuclear engineers that inspected Three Mile after it blew. He said every failsafe was in place and worked as it should. If you check the records, every legal case brought against Three Mile lost. If it was anyone besides Ollie, I would say that was just a cover up. But he trusted the government about as much as I do. He said if there was any cover up, it was how well Three mile worked, and the media was given free rein to say what they wanted and to hell with proof. The truth was covered up.
Anyone in the MD area interested in an old Ford N series. One of my friends said any fair offer takes it, has a decent mower on it. Hasn't run in a good long while, but ran when parked.
Everything ran when parked
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In some ways that makes me feel better that you knew someone that said the failsafes worked as intended...On the other hand somewhat makes me feel worse that even with all the failsafes and safety features nature still finds a way to circumvent man made devices. I still feel that using a process that it's half life of cesium 137 is 30 years and if there is ground absorbion is 20000 years. To me is one wrong move away from a disaster every day of the year. Even with all these inspections clearly things slip through the cracks or go unnoticed because there are accidents if it was 100 percent these things wouldn't happen and to me it's too dangerous for it not to be 100 percent. A natural gas or coal plant is not making an exclusion zone if it blows up.
I feel *fairly* safe with nuclear power however what I wonder is how much we’ve be never been told.
I like firewood. I even hoard it.
But, if we are to develop into this figment of imagination electrified utopia then nuclear is probably the only viable way presently available. Yes, it is incredibly dangerous. Yes, the long term costs of any mistake are almost indescribable. There isn't another choice though. Two interesting to watch/read. "The Toxic Pigs of Fukoshima" is an interesting documentary. Didn't seem overly politicized, interesting on a personal level. The other, and much more interesting to me was the book "Midnight in Chernobyl". You will never believe we are that bad, you will also never believe that communist/socialist ideas on everyone having a job is a good idea. The reactors used in Chernobyl were nothing like anything used in the West.
Also, since it's on topic. I don't argue that climate change is happening. Scientists know the Earth's climate has cooled and heated up. I want to know how much the human population has impacted it. Simply saying the oceans are rising and temps are up doesn't cut it.
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But, if we are to develop into this figment of imagination electrified utopia then nuclear is probably the only viable way presently available. Yes, it is incredibly dangerous. Yes, the long term costs of any mistake are almost indescribable. There isn't another choice though. Two interesting to watch/read. "The Toxic Pigs of Fukoshima" is an interesting documentary. Didn't seem overly politicized, interesting on a personal level. The other, and much more interesting to me was the book "Midnight in Chernobyl". You will never believe we are that bad, you will also never believe that communist/socialist ideas on everyone having a job is a good idea. The reactors used in Chernobyl were nothing like anything used in the West.
Also, since it's on topic. I don't argue that climate change is happening. Scientists know the Earth's climate has cooled and heated up. I want to know how much the human population has impacted it. Simply saying the oceans are rising and temps are up doesn't cut it.
Shea
I drive past one of those solar panel farms that are sprouting up everywhere, they put them next to the freeway so people can see them. Well for the past month or so 90% of all the panels are covered in snow. I am no solar panel specialist but I'm thinking a few inches of snow means the panels are working on real slim margins at best. Now we're getting 6-12/8-14 inches of snow. There's atleast 10 acres of them and are on the DTE energy grid
Here's an article in which know it's a media writen article but it has sites to sources showing that the NRC does change regulations and miss companies altering guidelines to continue operating faulty and failing equipment. That could potentially result in a catastrophe.
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/business/energy-environment/08nrc.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/business/energy-environment/08nrc.html
Maybe the prizmatic effect of snowflakes increases solar panel output 
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And then your food will cost more because so many farm fields were used for solar/wind energy generation!
Absolutely I agree with that 100 percent.
If I can I will try and get a pic tomarrow..
I believe so, but its always good to let guys know there could be a major issue with a saw. Thanks philbert.
Don't be giving @H-Ranch any ideas that he could apply to a wheelbarrow, I can picture him now welding some wheelbarrows together
Going for a record!!
insert Tim the tool man grunt!!
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What do you mean??? I never ever stray off topic!!!lolNah, we are ALL guilty as charged!
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I worked in our local Nuclear plant. Safest place I have ever worked. Most of my family has worked there or in Darlington and still have lots of family who work there. It's far more dangerous driving there than it is working there. I also worked in a gas refinery, most dangerous place I have ever worked. Very good safety record but was a total house of cards. Built in 1954, leaking fittings everywhere, most inefficient place I have ever seen and would never work there again. You fellas living in Michigan are aware of this little slice of heaven. I worked in this area. I knew a guy who wore a gas mask as soon as he drove onto the worksite. Wore it all day long. https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chemical-valley
