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Would you like to live near nuclear reactor?
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42 miles from one although the prevailing winds rarely come in my direction.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Well, I just find it ludicrous that a city council can be so pompous as to declare itself 'nuclear free' when radioactive material is used for such noble purposes as treating illness and injury, and when they can't possibly know whether their electricity is coming from nuclear power stations. Unless of course there are special Mancunian electrons that sing Morrissey songs as they bump into each other along the cables.Originally posted by Churchill View PostYeah, Ironing, innit?And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014Comment
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This poll is rubbish. I wouldn't mind being close to a reactor in a this country (in fact I am reasonably close to a research one), but I wouldn't want to be close to one in (amongst other places) Ukraine, USA or anywhere where the seismic risk are high.Comment
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At one time the daftest place used to be Derby. I drove past the Labour council's nuclear free zone sign to visit RR's research reactor about half a mile inside it.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
John Wayne (My guru, not to be confused with my beloved prophet Jeremy Clarkson)Comment
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Erm, there was a sign displaying the standard radiation warning and a notice saying that the entrance was alarmed.Originally posted by shaunbhoy View PostHow could you tell......was it still glowing? Can't imagine they'd have been keen on marking it up as such.

Taking this information and doing some research on t'internet revealed that the outlet from the Winfrith site passes underneath the Lulworth Castle Estate and that there were in fact two points of interest on the estate. There is a Nuclear Monitoring station and an access ladder down to the outlet tunnel.Comment
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I stand corrected - said the man in the orthopaedic shoes...Originally posted by Churchill View PostNope.
The Manchester University Research Reactor was in Risley(Warrington). Now decommissioned.
So your info is incorrect and Manchester is not only a Nuclear Free City but was the first city to declare itself as such in 1980.
I'll take it up with my mate who told me who will say 'I never said that'...Comment
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Reminds me of this story -the radioactive boy scoutOriginally posted by DimPrawn View PostRubbish!
Every smoke detector has radioactive material (Americium-241).
Smoke Detectors and Americium
Think of all the nuclear stuff waiting to kill you!
No idea if it is true, but who cares - it is a great story.Back at the coal faceComment
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So are bananas.Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostHumans are radioactive.
Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave JohnsonComment
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