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ZenGum · 11-25-2008, 01:04 AM

It may be no good to make a KABOOOM bomb, but the innards would still be (a) chemically toxic and (b) radioactively filthy. Can anyone say "dirty bomb"?

Still, as they said, if you want to do bad stuff, there are plenty of sources out there.

What happens when one of these runs out of usable fissile material and needs to be safely decommissioned? Decommissioning a reactor is generally harder and more dangerous than building or running one.

11-25-2008, 01:04 AM	#11
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	It may be no good to make a KABOOOM bomb, but the innards would still be (a) chemically toxic and (b) radioactively filthy. Can anyone say "dirty bomb"? Still, as they said, if you want to do bad stuff, there are plenty of sources out there. What happens when one of these runs out of usable fissile material and needs to be safely decommissioned? Decommissioning a reactor is generally harder and more dangerous than building or running one. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.