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Day: September 23, 2017

SL-1 Reactor Accident and Nuclear Reactor Fatalities

SL-1 Reactor Accident and Nuclear Reactor Fatalities

The above image is a photo of the mangled insides of the SL-1 reactor after its criticality excursion accident. We’re still in science-lite mode here until the move across the country is done. Writing to maximize SEO is still disabled. Packing and moving is not my idea of a good time.   Today’s science-lite offering is a video made by the now-defunct Atomic Energy Commission about the SL-1 Reactor accident in 1961. Playtime is approximately 40 minutes: The video includes footage…

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