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Tunnel Collapses at Hanford Nuclear Reservation

posted by takyon on Thursday May 11 2017, @01:43AM   Printer-friendly
from the bury-it dept.

butthurt writes:

KING-TV reports that "a tunnel full of highly contaminated materials collapsed" in a reprocessing facility at the Hanford nuclear site. An official said "The facility does have radiological contamination right now but there is no indication of a radiological release." The U.S. Department of Energy released statements (archived copy) saying that employees were "told to shelter in place" and that non-essential employees were sent home.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Thursday May 11 2017, @08:31AM (1 child)

    by kaszz (4211) on Thursday May 11 2017, @08:31AM (#507985) Journal

    Coal plants spew out mercury, uranium, thorium, arsenic, and other heavy metals. So it will make air and water toxic but probably mostly an issue for the local surroundings. While global CO2 warming ain't. Nuclear on the other hand avoid most of these matters IF handled correctly. That means Hyman G. Rickover style management and banning of non-engineers on positions of decision.

    The Hanford site was hasted into production in 1944 and safety was not a top priority nor were the awareness the same as it is now. So there's plenty to cleanup at the site and present day commercial sites can't really compare.

    Wind and solar is great but there is a problem of storing the energy produced until it's needed. Ie no regulation on power output vs demand. This also causes electric grid instabilities. So it's a great resource but it's not a full alternative yet. A electric power mix of 10-20% seems workable currently. There's wave power to be explored to which seem to have a more continuous power output.

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Thursday May 11 2017, @10:16AM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Thursday May 11 2017, @10:16AM (#508016) Journal

    That means Hyman G. Rickover style management and banning of non-engineers on positions of decision.

    Wet dreams, eh?
    Wake up before you drown, though; engineers don't have enough gold to make the rules.

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