Things that go wrong in Nuclear Reactors

[DarkUnderlord]

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<p>If stories of near miss nuclear disasters tickle your fancy, be sure <a target="_self" href="http://www.disinfo.com/site/displayarticle24.html">to pop on over here</a>. The site has a bunch of true stories about Nuclear disasters that could've been, like this:

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<p><strong>This Picture's Worth A Thousand Cuss Words</strong></p>
<p>On
the morning of August 7, 1997, an instructor at the Haddam Neck plant
in Connecticut took a picture inside the fire detection panel in the
control room. The camera used its flash to light up the darkened
interior of the cabinet. An alarm sounded. Three to five seconds later,
the fire suppression system discharged Halon into the control room from
overhead nozzles. The Halon gas, which functions like carbon dioxide to
extinguish fires by displacing oxygen, blew into the control room,
scattering papers and dislodging ceiling tiles. A falling ceiling tile
struck, but did not seriously injure, an operator on his way out of the
room. Within 30 seconds, the control room was abandoned.</p>
<p>After
the operators left the control room, they assembled in an adjacent room
where they could monitor the control panels through a window. When an
alarm light blinked on and off, an operator would rush back into the
control room, without self contained breathing apparatus, and respond
to it. About 35 minutes later, the ventilation system had removed
enough of the Halon gas to allow operators back into the control room.</p>
<p>Subsequent
investigation determined that the flash from the camera affected a
microprocessor in the initiation circuit for the Halon system. The fire
suppression system was supposed to have a one-minute delay between
warning alarms and Halon discharge to enable workers to safely exit the
area, but the flash caused a premature discharge. It happens. Or so
they say.</p>
<p>To prevent future
occurrences, the plant's owners posted signs on all fire system control
panels warning folks that photography is prohibited inside the
cabinets. <strong>[26]</strong></p>
<p>It's been said that a picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, the majority of them were probably expletives.</p>
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<p>Thanks to the anoymous news fairy for sending it our way.

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[POOPERSCOOPER]

So instead of fixing the problem they just put up warning signs omg. A bunch of terrorists could invade our reactors with just a couple cameras. 9/11 part 2:revenge of the butt swell guy.