[DMCForum] Basic reactor theory (was: Re: DMCForum.org)

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The reactor is kept in a pool more for shielding than for cooling.

Ionizing radiation particles are lightest to heaviest in the 
following order:

Alpha
Beta
Gamma
Neutron

Water (H2O, especially the hydrogen part) is the cheapest, most 
abundant element heavy enough to block neutron radiation. Hence the 
pool. Lead doesn't cut it. It blows right through.

Alpha and Beta are blocked easily enough by your skin and clothing. I 
think gamma is stopped by lead shielding if I remember right.

>From my first boat, we had several people who work "up against" the 
reactor get testicular and thyroid cancer. Aux Machinery #1, the 
torpedo room and the radio room (where I worked) are up against it. 
One monkey's mate, one torpedoman and my Chief all got cancer, all 
within a few years of each other. It may be un-related but I've 
been "checking myself" monthly ever since.

So now ya know!

--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> 
wrote:
> I could use the swimming pool to cool the reactor like in Maniac 
Mansion.
>  
> 
> Though I was talking about the car.  I'd just make the frame a 
little
> wider.  tuck tuck fold.
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 15:50:42 -0000 "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx>
> writes:
> > Well...it wouldn't fit on the back of your car. I assume you want 
it 
> > for home use.
> > 
> > Like R-12, U-235 is getting to be kinda regulated by club gov 
now. 
> > They got this thing with people selling the spent fuel rods to 
folks 
> > 
> > who want to make weapons.
> > 
> > You'd have to find a light water reactor.
> > 
> > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Jim Strickland 
> > <ihaveanaccount@xxxx> 
> > wrote:
> > > Ya, that's the for sale page, not the registry.  
> > > 
> > > The car is still in that HP band, 300 to 11,700HP.  No wonder I 
> > sheared a
> > > TAB, huh?
> > > 
> > > Jim
> > > 
> > > Does anyone know if there is a COTS nuclear reactor I can get?  
> > Maybe off
> > > a sub?  Rich?  
> > > It doesn't have to be big, 10kHP would be fine.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 10:26:28 -0400 Travis Goodwin 
<tgoodwin@xxxx>
> > > writes:
> > > > I saw your just a second ago, with your rocket coffin that 
runs 
> > > > 6000HP +/-
> > > > 5700HP.
> > > > 
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Jim Strickland [mailto:ihaveanaccount@xxxx]
> > > > > Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 10:37 AM
> > > > > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > Subject: Re: [DMCForum] DMCForum.org
> > > > > 
> > > > > The system administrator must be on vacation.  My entry 
from 
> > last 
> > > > week
> > > > > did not make it in.  Either that, or I was cleverly 
neglected.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Jim
> > > > > 
> > > > > 
> > > > > On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 14:03:53 -0000 "cruznmd" 
> > > > <racuti1@xxxx>
> > > > > writes:
> > > > > > How come most of you's guys aren't in Walt's little 
> > registry?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The list grows by 1 or 2 every week or so but there's 
only 
> > like 
> > > > 15
> > > > > > people in his website registry.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm going to add a picture to my entry. I'm just trying 
to 
> > get 
> > > > it
> > > > > > welded, clean and in a photogenic setting to take the 
> > picture 
> > > > first.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > The names are more important than the pictures. We know 
what 
> > 
> > the
> > > > > > cars
> > > > > > look like. Though I'd like a recent picture of "McFly" in 
> > there 
> > > > with
> > > > > >
> > > > > > all the BTTF stuff on it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rich
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
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