tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post3867085540718449397..comments2024-03-19T07:10:27.303-07:00Comments on Quark Soup by David Appell: World's First Nuclear Accident, in IdahoDavid Appellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03318269033139447591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-22027905952359636722011-02-22T16:48:39.745-08:002011-02-22T16:48:39.745-08:00Just kinda randomly stumbled upon this article loo...Just kinda randomly stumbled upon this article looking for the book "Idaho Falls: The Untold Story of America's First Nuclear Accident."<br /><br />What's important to remember about the claim that "there have been no fatalities from nuclear accidents in the US" is that the actual claim is "there have been no fatalities from nuclear accidents in <b>commercial nuclear facilities</b> in the US."<br /><br />Fatalities in nuclear accidents are as old as the Manhattan project (e.g. Louis Slotin).XeroDesignhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446798561082594076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-53714563474429847832011-01-16T10:44:58.915-08:002011-01-16T10:44:58.915-08:00Stephen is correct. Perhaps a less encompasing tit...Stephen is correct. Perhaps a less encompasing title would have been more accurate. "Idaho's first nuclear accident"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-59675049837805961532009-03-21T12:54:00.000-07:002009-03-21T12:54:00.000-07:00According to the BBC Radio4 show “Material World (...According to the BBC Radio4 show “Material World (March 19, 2009 episode) the “world’s first nuclear power plant accident” was in 1952 at Chalk River Canada.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02611843924144155507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-12843521683127567862008-10-17T21:10:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:10:00.000-07:00Frequently the comment is prefaced by 'civilian' t...Frequently the comment is prefaced by 'civilian' to exclude this event. As I recall it's suspected that one of the workers actually deliberately caused the accident to commit suicide. It wasn't the first nuclear accident though since it had been preceded by an accident at Windscale in the UK.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12234871543627334971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-11006022430698354632008-10-14T16:42:00.000-07:002008-10-14T16:42:00.000-07:00There have been mistakes using radiation for medic...There have been mistakes using radiation for medical therapy. Have you heard about this Canadian contribution, the result of a software error ---><BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therac-25<BR/><BR/>See too --><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_civilian_radiation_accidentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28837843.post-80624003588846504272008-10-14T15:53:00.000-07:002008-10-14T15:53:00.000-07:00Fascinating! I'd never heard of this one either.Fascinating! I'd never heard of this one either.John Fleckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01945772782727225745noreply@blogger.com