Nuclear Energy Q&A

[phantom power]

Commenter Neutron Flux has also operated reactors and served as a consultant and trainer in the nuclear industry (and I’ve verified that). He’s offered to do a Q&A here. To prime the pump, here are a few questions I asked with his answers...

http://www.balloon-juice.com/2013/08/09/nuclear-energy-qa/#more-138167

[PoliticAverse]

1. "has been no effort that I am aware of to at least understand events and make contingencies for

a sustained loss of the grid."

[Throckmorton]

3. Really?

[wtmusic]

2. "there is one Russian submarine that is putting more radioactivity in the ocean than Fukushima"

Damn perspective.

[bananas]

4. Which submarine is that? nt