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To: presidio9
Nope, DoE in Idaho. There may be others that are still classified.

Auxiliary Reactor Area-II was the site of the 1961 Stationary Low-Power Reactor No. 1 accident, which resulted in the destruction of the reactor and deaths of three technicians on duty. Soil contamination near the site still exists.

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7 posted on 02/20/2007 9:12:16 AM PST by ASOC
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To: ASOC
Auxiliary Reactor Area-II was the site of the 1961 Stationary Low-Power Reactor No. 1 accident, which resulted in the destruction of the reactor and deaths of three technicians on duty.

NOw I see your point. There were a handful accidents when the technology was brand new. How many deaths since the early 60's?

8 posted on 02/20/2007 9:16:37 AM PST by presidio9 (There is something wonderful about a country that produces a brave and humble man like Wesley Autrey)
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To: ASOC

Nothing classified. A handful of fatalities. A couple of criticality accidents at Los Alamos, the SL-1 in Idaho. Maybe a half-dozen fatalities in going on 60 years of reactor operations, civilian and government. Compared to how many millions related to the automotive industry, or tens of thousands from aviation accidents, or coal mining? Hell, the abortion industry in this country alone results in over a million deaths annually. Compared with those meat grinders, the nuclear industry record of maybe one employee death every 10 years, zero fatalities among the public, is a tough one to beat.


10 posted on 02/20/2007 9:29:34 AM PST by chimera
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