tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post2877609490641446410..comments2024-03-28T21:31:47.191-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: CherenkovAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-82684809286937841802017-03-21T23:44:31.075-04:002017-03-21T23:44:31.075-04:00A little research, and that reactor is a TRIGA (Tr...A little research, and that reactor is a TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics) pool-type reactor. (see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRIGA )<br /><br /><i><b>Designed to be "safe even in the hands of a young student."</b></i><br /><br />So, again I ask: Why can't I have a nuclear reactor in my back-yard?Sendariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286039362709773644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-79009506754180428252017-03-21T23:31:00.343-04:002017-03-21T23:31:00.343-04:00Scale is hard to tell, but that cube doesn't a...Scale is hard to tell, but that cube doesn't appear to be as much as 1 cubic metre, sitting in a deep swimming pool equivalent. I am further assuming that the last few seconds of video are a Geiger counter scan of the camera - showing no detected radioactivity.<br /><br />Tell me again; why can't I have a nuclear power plant in my back-yard?<br />Sendariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13286039362709773644noreply@blogger.com