MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion reactor

Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by noname123 on Sunday June 08, 2014 @03:17PM (#7865549)

Tangential, but anyone ever been to Paradise the bar or Flour the cafe right across the street from the nuclear power plant? Cool places to go but I've always been afraid there because of the radiation exposure if there's a meltdown.

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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by TheSpiceIsLife on Sunday June 08, 2014 @10:04PM (#7866658)

You do realise nuclear power is safer than any other base-load generation technology currently employed? Nuclear kills fewer people per kilowatt-hour electricity generated than even roof-top solar, including the deaths from Chernobyl and Fukushima. [1]

1. http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2012/06/10/energys-de...

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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by mvarner on Sunday June 08, 2014 @04:20PM (#7865759)

I visited Flour a year or so ago and it was absolutely delicious! Lovely atmosphere as well. Totally recommend, regardless of potential nuclear meltdowns :)

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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by angersock on Sunday June 08, 2014 @10:19PM (#7866694)

The first nuclear pile of note was under the University of Chicago's stadium, if memory serves. I wouldn't sweat it.

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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by neltnerb on Sunday June 08, 2014 @08:15PM (#7866437)

Paradise has cheap, strong drinks, if you're cool with the not fantastic gay porn.

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Re:MIT at center of political power play over campus fusion ... by theplaz on Sunday June 08, 2014 @11:29PM (#7866863)

I lived (in a MIT dorm) in that area for 4 years.

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