Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site

Re:Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a ... by mannykannot on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:01AM (#34016056)

Fortunately, the director of Britain's Atomic Energy Research Establishment, John Cockcroft, insisted on filters being retrofitted to the cooling air exhaust stacks (not specifically out of concerns for a fire.) This expensive and time-consuming addendum was ridiculed as "Cockcroft's Folly" until the fire, when they captured ~95% of the discharge.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cockcroft#Cockcroft's_Fol...

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Re:Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a ... by arethuza on Friday December 16, 2022 @11:18AM (#34016328)

I wondered for years what the big towers were for and what the odd looking bits on top were - was amazed to find out that they were chimneys and the bits on top were filters!

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Re:Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a ... by Arrath on Friday December 16, 2022 @12:12PM (#34017151)

I do hope he spent the rest of his life on a big "I told you so" tour to anyone who had uttered 'Cockcroft's Folly' before the accident.

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