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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by sjcsjc on Friday January 19, 2018 @03:03AM (#16184783)
"maybe people working on nuclear power need to change the name"

Renaming things with bad public images is a popular trick.

Windscale > Sellafield

Blackwater > Xe Services > Academi

Philip Morris > Altria

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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by lostlogin on Friday January 19, 2018 @03:29AM (#16184856)
The Blackwater one always mystified me. It’s like they set out to be villains.
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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by ethbro on Friday January 19, 2018 @08:34AM (#16186055)
It was founded in North Carolina. The large number of freshwater waterways around there are generally known as black water.
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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by wbl on Friday January 19, 2018 @08:53AM (#16186159)
That means something very different to sailors.
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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by ethbro on Friday January 19, 2018 @05:58PM (#16190732)
Pray tell?
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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by wbl on Friday January 19, 2018 @09:34PM (#16191723)
Blackwater is sewage containing bodily waste.
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Re:U.S. tests nuclear power system to sustain astronauts on ... by mtgx on Friday January 19, 2018 @06:40AM (#16185493)
They aren't?
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