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They keep redesigning these damn things…what for? Aren’t they already able to kill millions?
I assume you are referring to the fact that the U.S. is planning to design a new hydrogen (fusion) warhead. The new warhead will be used to replace existing warheads that are aging. The explosive power (yield) of the new warheads are not being designed to be more powerful than what we already have – only to replace them with newer equipment.
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Not sure why people here promote subsidized Nuclear Power, when an accident kills for generations to come then suggest Nuclear accidents only happen in Earthquakes and Tsunami’s. We don’t need Nuclear, the only winners are the people that build and run them. There are plenty of sensible, safer alternatives.
Three mile island was a mechanical breakdown. There was 2 main mechanical problems that happened to coincide with each other. After a secondary system failure took place, a valve stuck open that if it would have closed would have prevented reactive water to escape. It did escape
Chernobyl was also a mechanical problem. There were 2 separate power surges which ultimately caused an explosion. The plume of smoke from this explosion was reactive.
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Bill Gates reflects on the future of nuclear power in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. “Software simulation changes the game,” argues Gates, highlighting the advantage of being able to virtually test new designs before building them.
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Energy Innovation: A Tour of the Most Promising Technologies to Replace Oil and Coal
Bill Gates, Co-Chair & Trustee, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Chairman, Microsoft Corporation in conversation with Chris Anderson
Bill Gates III is chairman of Microsoft Corporation, the worldwide leader in software, services and solutions that help people and businesses realize their full potential. In July 2008, Gates transitioned out of a day-to-day role in the company to spend more time on his global health and education work at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Gates continues to serve as Microsoft’s chairman and an advisor on key development projects.
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How much difference would it make to design a nuclear reactor’s containment vessel, which appears to be the last line of defense in a nuclear power plant’s malfunction, that would sit over a well at least 500ft. to a 1,000ft in depth? Wouldn’t that make it easier for a last resort effort such as dropping the vessel down a well to consider it sealed and, therefore, much safer for the World? Just one option…………
Interesting idea.
You’d have to design the well to avoid groundwater contamination. So basically you’d be trying to design a nuclear waste repository silo, then sitting the reactor on top.
It seems to be incredibly difficult politically to site these repositories, which is one reason why spent fuel is accumulating in cooling ponds instead of being shipped off to permanent storage.
The Fukushima designs are 40 years old and they did the best they could at the time, including detailed risk analysis. The risk of pond failure was estimated at 1/million reactor-years in an earthquake zone, allowing for personnel being distracted by an earthquake. Guess they didn’t figure in the tsunami.
Some later designs have an explicit concrete meltdown catcher, designed to dissipate heat by conduction but still inside the containment building.
I know that there is/was a team of people working on a way to warn people 10,000 years from now to stay away from buried nuclear waste at dump sites. I’d like to see photos of design ideas. I’ve heard they are creepy
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C2C Science Advisor and head of the Enterprise Mission, Richard C. Hoagland, discussed the latest American and Russian unmanned efforts to reach Mars and what may be the true nature of those missions. He suggested that the agenda behind the Russian Phobos-Grunt craft is not to travel to the Martian inner moon, but to actually journey to the YU55 asteroid that recently passed by Earth. He theorized that the Russians are interested in this object because it is not merely an asteroid, but is actually a craft. The origins of this craft, Hoagland said, could be from an ancient civilization that once populated the galaxy but was destroyed in a massive war.
While the dueling Martian missions of the US and Russia may appear to be a new space race, Hoagland put forward the idea that it is really “a covert cooperation with the illusion of a competition.” In this scenario, he said, the Russians are hoping to land their craft on the YU55 and take samples of it. Meanwhile, the Americans may have used their secret spy plane, known as the X-37B, to “rendezvous with YU55 as it comes through the system” and take detailed images of the object. Hoagland pointed to news that the X-37B was ending its latest mission early as a potential sign that “it’s bringing something home.” He cited a BBC report which quoted a Russian astronomer who described “strange structures” on YU55 as well as the repeated comparisons of the ‘asteroid’ to an aircraft carrier as potentially leaked clues to what the object really is.
Regarding NASA’s Curiosity Rover, Hoagland surmised that, if his theories are correct, it will ultimately lead to the disclosure that there was once an ancient race of people on the Red Planet. He explained that the planned landing site for Curiosity is inside the Gale Crater on Mars, where a mysterious mountain sits in the center. The origin of this mountain, Hoagland noted, baffles astronomers. Based on his study of photos of this land mass, he contended that it is “an ancient structure.” Noting that Curiosity is nuclear powered, rather than solar powered like previous Mars rovers, Hoagland speculated that perhaps NASA plans on using the vehicle to explore inside this ancient structure. Beyond that, he revealed that Curiosity’s nuclear design will also allow for it to potentially be used to journey to Cydonia and examine the infamous anomalies found there.
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Engineering is a great career choice for many. With 1.4 million engineering jobs in the U.S. alone, it’s no wonder this career field is a popular one. Let’s take a look at a few reasons why engineering is such a hot and rewarding career.
Challenging Work
Engineers get to combine their creativity, mathematics and science background with technology in order to help solve everyday problems. They get to work on the design and development of new products, help with their production, monitoring, maintenance and testing.
In alphabetical order, the main engineering specializations are: aerospace, agricultural, biomedical, chemical, civil, computer, electrical, electronics, environmental, health and safety, industrial, marine, materials, mechanical, mining and geological, nuclear and petroleum.
Career Tidbits
The following list includes some interesting information about this career field according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook:
- Engineers generally work 40 hours per week, but the workload may increase under tight deadlines. Daily engineering tasks often involve work outside the desk space including lab research, field work, exploration and construction sites, monitoring stations and more.
- Engineers need to continue their educations to keep on top of the latest research and technological changes. Some companies offer funding for this. Not staying on top of the changes can mean the difference between maintaining employment and being laid off.
- The Internet has opened the doors for telecommuters (who may often come aboard for less money via long-distance arrangements), but local engineers are still in demand. Engineers often work on-site teaming up with others and their support staff.
- In 2004, engineers with higher degrees (Master’s and PhD’s) earned more. And for specialty engineers, workers earned well into the 6-figure ranges.
- Rapid growth in the technology sector means companies must seek the means to stay ahead of competitors with product and technology development, testing, and monitoring. Therefore, engineers are in demand and will be for some time to come.
John Daye
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Excerpt from recently updated Operation Upshot-Knothole
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M65_Atomic_Cannon
Picatinny Arsenal was tasked to create a nuclear capable artillery piece in 1949. Robert Schwartz, the engineer who created the preliminary designs, essentially scaled up the 240mm shell (then the maximum in the arsenal) and used the German K5 railroad gun as a point of departure for the carriage. (The name “Atomic Annie” likely derives from the nickname “Anzio Annie” given to a German K5 gun which was employed against the American landings in Italy.) The design was approved by the Pentagon, largely through the intervention of chief of the Ballistics Section of the Ordnance Department’s Research and Development Division, Samuel Feltman, and a three-year developmental effort was begun. The project proceeded quickly enough to produce a demonstration model to participate in Dwight Eisenhower’s inaugural parade in January of 1953.
The cannon was transported by two specially designed tractors, both capable of independent steering in the manner of some extra-long fire engines. Each of the tractors was rated at 375 hp, and the somewhat awkward combination could achieve speeds of 35 miles an hour and negotiate right turns on 28 ft wide, paved or packed roads. The artillery piece could be unlimbered in 15 minutes and then returned to traveling configuration in 15 minutes more.
On May 25, 1953 at 8:30am local time, the Atomic Cannon was tested at Nevada Test Site (specifically Frenchman Flat) as part of the Upshot-Knothole series of nuclear tests. The test–codenamed Grable–was attended by then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Arthur W. Radford and Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson; it resulted in the successful detonation of a 15 kt shell (warhead W9) at a range of 7 miles. This was the first and only nuclear shell to be fired from a cannon.
Subsequent to the successful test, there were at least 20 of the cannons manufactured at Watervliet and Watertown Arsenals, at a cost of $800,000. They were deployed overseas to Europe and Korea, often continuously shifted around to avoid being detected and targeted by opposing forces. Due to the size of the apparatus, their limited range, the development of nuclear shells compatible with existing artillery pieces (the W48 for the 155mm and the W33 for the 203mm), and the development of rocket and missile based nuclear artillery, the M65 was effectively obsolete soon after it was deployed. However, it remained a prestige weapon and was not retired until 1963.
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