Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea

Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by grogenaut on Saturday June 27, 2020 @02:59PM (#23663842)

Take a look at the hanford site if you want to be scared. And look at where it is, note that's the Columbia river, which rolls right through northern portland. Or if you don't care about people, it also powers most of the data centers in the northwest. And is right near where most of the hops are grown (won't someone think of the beer!).

https://www.hanford.gov/page.cfm/AboutHanfordCleanup

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Hanford+Site/@46.5656811,-...

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Portland+International+Air...

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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by mcguire on Monday June 29, 2020 @02:17PM (#23680493)

Note that Hanford Reach and the Savannah River site are some of the most ecologically successful areas in the United States, much better than National Parks and National Forests. That's because they're surrounded by razor-wire fences and contaminated enough that no sane persons wants to go near them.

Go Nuclear!

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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by hirsin on Saturday June 27, 2020 @08:32PM (#23665837)

Yup, I've visited the site and walked up to the reactor face! I think the thing about Church Rock that struck me was the absolute negligence demonstrated throughout. There's certainly neglect at Hanford, but to my understanding none of that is due to the design of it when it was active.

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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by mcchew on Saturday June 27, 2020 @05:44PM (#23664924)

That area also has lots of Bitcoin mining operations. All of society is at risk over here.

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Re:Sensors detect rise in nuclear particles on Baltic Sea by grogenaut on Sunday June 28, 2020 @11:36AM (#23669470)

Definitly, the world would be much worse off without the blockchain!

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