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That "ecological disaster" is not as bad as it sounds. Water itself cannot really become radioactive (Deuterium is stable, and the minuscule amounts of Tritium you get from irradiating water is basically negligible), that's why it's used to store fuel rods and other radioactive stuff.
But it's in in direct contact with the insides of the reactor, so it can contain all kind of dust and dissolved things, that can be irradiated, so that's why it's a hazard. And while dumping it into the ocean sounds terrifying,, the bottom of the ocean is actually a pretty safe place for most radioactive materials.
Those uranium fuel rods are perfectly safe to handle.
As you state correctly the primary radiation type is alpha, and the stainless steel casing will block most of that. The stainless steel won't stop neutrons, and it's the neutrons that are needed for a fission reaction to take place.
Unless you eat loads of itz the biggest risk from uranium is the heavy metal toxicity
16:44 that accident left one man’s radioactive corpse pinned to the reactor room’s ceiling while engineers had to figure out a makeshift stretcher attachment for a crane to retrieve his body.
17:13: "It would only go critical if someone managed to pull out a second rod too far. A redundant safety feature that could only be foiled by a redundant idiot."
lol, one of the best reasons to enable closed captioning to see what the authors leave in the transcription, accidentally or otherwise.
A few years ago an expedition went to Camp Century to pinpoint its exact location and current state. They used towed GPR (ground penetrating radar) to create a detailed map. The tunnels are basically collapsed but the layout of the facility was very recognizable. ✌️
The part that doesn't get enough attention: Denmark didn't find out
what Camp Century was actually for until 1996 — 30 years after it
was abandoned. They gave permission for a "research base."
They got a secret nuclear missile silo built in their territory
without their knowledge. The US then left 24 million litres of
radioactive sewage sealed in the ice and said nothing.
That waste is now expected to resurface within 100 years.
Nobody has been asked to clean it up.
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But it's in in direct contact with the insides of the reactor, so it can contain all kind of dust and dissolved things, that can be irradiated, so that's why it's a hazard. And while dumping it into the ocean sounds terrifying,, the bottom of the ocean is actually a pretty safe place for most radioactive materials.
Meanwhile: *Husky just enjoys the snow
- Nuclear? Check.
- Secret military project? Check.
- Arctic? Check.
As you state correctly the primary radiation type is alpha, and the stainless steel casing will block most of that. The stainless steel won't stop neutrons, and it's the neutrons that are needed for a fission reaction to take place.
Unless you eat loads of itz the biggest risk from uranium is the heavy metal toxicity
lol, one of the best reasons to enable closed captioning to see what the authors leave in the transcription, accidentally or otherwise.
That was gold!
How the army built a secret military base ✅
what Camp Century was actually for until 1996 — 30 years after it
was abandoned. They gave permission for a "research base."
They got a secret nuclear missile silo built in their territory
without their knowledge. The US then left 24 million litres of
radioactive sewage sealed in the ice and said nothing.
That waste is now expected to resurface within 100 years.
Nobody has been asked to clean it up.