Radioactive Hulk of Carrier USS Independence Found Off San Francisco (2015)

Re:Radioactive Hulk of Carrier USS Independence Found Off Sa... by Someone on Sunday May 12, 2019 @04:02PM (#19894176)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Crossroads was in July 1947, so chances are fairly good its data was used to write “The Effects of Nuclear Weapons” (couldn’t find a first edition online to verify that)

March 1, 1954 was 3 years after this ship was scuttled, so mentioning it is irrelevant.

Also, dumping waste in sea may be stupid, but it was the norm for decades. And yes, that includes dumping nuclear waste. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_disposal_of_radioactive_...: ”From 1946 through 1993, thirteen countries (fourteen, if the USSR and Russia are considered separately) used ocean disposal or ocean dumping as a method to dispose of nuclear/radioactive waste“

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Re:Radioactive Hulk of Carrier USS Independence Found Off Sa... by CalChris on Sunday May 12, 2019 @05:16PM (#19894631)

I couldn't find it either and I finally figured out why. The name changed between editions. The first edition was named The Effects of Atomic Weapons. The revised first edition is from Sept 1950. Searching the Google Books scan mentions the Independence. So you are correct on that.

I still think these tests and towing the Independence back to SF were stupid. But I'll grant that I got the timelines wrong.

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Re:Radioactive Hulk of Carrier USS Independence Found Off Sa... by MiscIdeaMaker99 on Sunday May 12, 2019 @06:15PM (#19894924)

Hindsight is 20/20.

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