From: Brian D Williams (talon57@well.com)
Date: Fri Jan 26 2001 - 08:05:39 MST
From: Chuck Kuecker <ckuecker@mcs.net>
>Three Mile Island, Brown's Ferry, Enrico Fermi (outside Detroit -
>that one WAS a sodium cooled breeder...)... Have I missed any? Oh,
>yeah, - Zion, Braidwood, and Dresden, in Illinois, here, have all
>had "minor" oopses - mostly from poor management.
>Problems can and do happen, but so do chemical spills and
>explosions, gas leaks, and a hell of a lot more radiation exposure
>from fossil (coal) plants than US nukes, anyway.
One of the "side jobs" I had before starting here at the data
center was reactor core phone tech for Zion Nuclear power plant.
There are a series of phones in the reactor core area itself so
techs working there can talk outside the core.
If you've never had the opportunity, entering the core area of a
nuclear reactor is cooler than courtside seats at a Bull's playoff
game during Michael's reign.
I was always very impressed with the skill and care that went into
the plants operation.
Brian
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