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Laffy Kat

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5. Before I watched the last one yesterday, I pulled up a documentary on Three-Mile Island.

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 12:22 PM

Feb 2020

Alarmingly, there were quite a few parallels. TMI wasn't nearly as catastrophic, of course, although it had that potential, yet it too was caused by ignorance of what the plant was capable of and an inability to troubleshoot. There was also the attempted cover-up and misinformation from both the energy company and local government.

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#2-son and I finished Chernobyl tonight. [View all] Laffy Kat Feb 2020 OP

There were a few threads on this show last year IcyPeas Feb 2020 #1

I will do that. I was late to the game with this one. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #4

Ernie Moniz thinks mahina Feb 2020 #2

Fission power plants work now. Fusion doesn't, and possibly never will. hunter Feb 2020 #7

I am aware. He said we'll know in @10 years if it mahina Feb 2020 #8

Moniz is on the board of directors of TAE technologies, which is working on Hydrogen-Boron fusion. hunter Feb 2020 #10

No single technology. mahina Feb 2020 #11

I did not know that Jared Harris was son of Richard. I've seen him in a lot of things & never knew. hlthe2b Feb 2020 #3

Before I watched the last one yesterday, I pulled up a documentary on Three-Mile Island. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #5

I got slightly obsessed with this for a while and IcyPeas Feb 2020 #6

I'm finding it fascinating, too. Laffy Kat Feb 2020 #9