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http://imgur.com/tNNK2.gif
posted by Ash at 2009-08-02 23:51

Etsy's vinylville - notebook decals
posted by seti at 2009-08-02 16:30

seti:

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=13
posted by Ash at 2009-08-02 07:15

Cloud computing lacks entropy
posted by coderman at 2009-08-02 07:08

http://dontevenreply.com/view.php?post=40
posted by Ash at 2009-08-02 07:08

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/garrett-approves-uranium-mine-20090714-dk54.html
posted by surrael at 2009-08-02 06:16

surrael:
surrael: short memory, must have a short memory
surrael: this guy ran for senate in Australia's Nuclear Disarmament Party a decade or two ago, when he still sang some of the best poetry written about the modern militapolitico situation ... who wrote those lyrics for him anyway?
surrael: now he represents the right-wingified 'labor' party and just rubberstamped a giant woodchipping pulp mill consuming remnant old growth forest and flushing PCPs into pristine waters, as well as this/these giant (water and energy hungry) uranium mine(s)
surrael: US forces give the nod, huh Pete?
surrael: peter, one thing you can do with your place in government, is resign
surrael: looks like it's about the only thing you can do with it, actually
surrael: then again, money, pension, free air travel .. who wouldn't want PCPs and U238?
surrael: :P
surrael: and i forgot, the most important benefit ... publicity
surrael: feed your ego mate, nobody's gonna feed it for you
surrael: The solution was then pumped back to the surface.
surrael: just in case his twaddle about 'really really believe' fools you, here is a quote from the man: "I am satisfied that the tough conditions attached to this approval will ensure the highest standards of environmental management by the mine operator,'' Mr Garrett said.
surrael: "...the mine worked by pumping sulfuric acid underground, which dissolved the uranium. The solution was then pumped back to the surface."
surrael: HIGHEST STANDARDS
surrael: QUOTE
surrael: HIGHEST STANDARDS
surrael:

Clinch River: project to design and construct a sodium-cooled fast-neutron nuclear reactor
posted by qoreQ at 2009-08-02 06:07

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_Fuel_Services
posted by qoreQ at 2009-08-02 06:04

http://www.videosift.com/video/WWII-Newsreel-of-Exploding-Sodium
posted by seti at 2009-08-02 04:05

surrael: insanely pressurised liquid (molten) sodium is used as radiator fluid in many nuclear reactors ...
surrael: i need one of those near me like i need a couple of extra holes in my head
surrael: "All current fast reactors are liquid metal cooled."
surrael: if you have one of these in your local country, it might be wise to relocate to another continent
surrael: or start teaching your kids hardcore engineering and physics along with the alphabet and counting to ten
surrael: sodium, as shown by the explosive reaction in the film clip of the main link, is highly reactive, making the job of containing the pressurised molten fluid not only crucial, but also very very difficult, since the containment vessels (read pipes etc) tend to rust very very quickly
pretender: erm, sodium is used precisely because of its high boiling point so it doesn't have to be pressurized