Category Archives: Atomic Anecdotes

You know the story about riding the tiger?

Posted on October 14, 2014 by wormme

The hard part about riding a tiger is sticking the dismount. So take an educated guess:  in the nuclear field, when are workers most likely to contaminate themselves? Answer:  when removing their contaminated protective clothing. Don’t forget that tidbit when seeing articles … Continue reading →

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TEPCO’s truly tiny tritium terror.

Posted on August 6, 2013 by wormme

(NOTE:  this post started out on Fukushima, then turned to tritium, then to radiological concerns at the WTC site after 9/11, then to using tritium for assassination, and finally how to survive tritium assassination yourself.  It’s actually a pretty informative essay, and quite useful if you need an … Continue reading →

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Wheee, a brand-new radiological error!

Posted on October 4, 2012 by wormme

So, Fringe, Season Four Episode Four.  Astrid… …mmm, Astrid…sorry, where was I?  Oh yeah.  Astrid investigated a Fringe event using a Ludlum GM probe. So naturally she waved it over a pile of magnetized metal and reported “two rad”.  (“rad”=radiation absorbed … Continue reading →

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You’re in the (Atomic) Army now.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by wormme

I entered the commerical nuke business in 1984 in my early twenties.  One older tech I learned from had also been a “meter swinger” as a twenty-something.  One of his first jobs?  Surveying Army guys after stuff like this: Were … Continue reading →

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Nuclear knucklehead news.

Posted on October 15, 2011 by wormme

Well, that’s unfair.  MG provided a link to the latest nuclear response in Japan.  I don’t see where any mistakes were made.  Even the reporting appears competent(!)  Old containers of radium paint are some of the hottest sources that unsuspecting folks can harbor. At … Continue reading →

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Mushroom clouds.

Posted on June 14, 2011 by wormme

In comments, rana has found another raver.  Let’s just say I don’t find his explanations conforming to Occam’s Razor.  But he mentions a mushroom cloud from one of the explosions and asks, …what could cause a mushroom cloud? Lots of … Continue reading →

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Fukushima lady with more internal exposure than external? Uh-oh.

Posted on April 27, 2011 by wormme

Noticed some hits from freerepublic, checked out the main link-provider, saw another link there to a Fukushima over-exposure. and one of them was exposed to a total of 17.55 millisieverts of radiation. The woman was found to have suffered more internal … Continue reading →

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Death is death.

Posted on April 22, 2011 by wormme

Via mountainbear, this article on the plight of the Fukushima workers. It’s ridiculous.  Just because you’re not killing them with radiation doesn’t mean you get to do it another way.  …work in shifts of four days on and two days … Continue reading →

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Fixin’ to fix with fixatives.

Posted on April 21, 2011 by wormme

Knew this was going to be part of the response. My brother is also a rad tech. Actually, both brothers are, even the former Greenpeacer. Plus Mom and Dad. But I was the first! Yes, we are the Nuclear Family. … Continue reading →

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New readers bringing gifts!

Posted on April 6, 2011 by wormme

TrueNorth put some effort into a first comment. Excerpts: It seems the big PR problem with nuclear is that when an accident happens the authorities seem to be winging it. Nuke PR has been totally defensive since at least Three … Continue reading →

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