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RWebb 04-24-2010 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by IROC (Post 5312048)
Oak Ridge National Lab.
uh... yeh - figured it was ORNL

was looking for a more specific sub-division (?)

williecoyote 04-24-2010 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by IROC (Post 5311217)
We have about 30,000 lbs of highly radioactive mercury at work. Anybody want some? SmileWavy
PM sent.

IROC 04-24-2010 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RWebb (Post 5314488)
uh... yeh - figured it was ORNL

was looking for a more specific sub-division (?)
Neutron Sciences Division - Spallation Neutron Source. Just your everyday liquid mercury target that gets pounded with a 1 MW pulsed proton beam to produce neutrons for materials research. :)

Oracle 04-24-2010 03:31 PM
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Originally Posted by red-beard (Post 5314055)
You're going to convert thermal steam plants from coal to natural gas? Your operating cost are going to go up.
Yes and no. The tax on coal burning will be stupidly high in a few years basically rendering the coal not cost effective any more. The burning of gas is much cleaner and very abundant in North America. The new technologies are making the switch to gas a much more viable option. Here in Canada there are many plans to switch.
Our main power generating company Enmax just bought gas assets and have started working on the switch.

Zeke 04-24-2010 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted by williecoyote (Post 5314580)
PM sent.
Now that's funny.

madcorgi 04-24-2010 04:18 PM
That explains why the tuna steaks I grilled the other night expanded when they got hot.

mca 04-24-2010 05:43 PM
I wonder if the bottom feeders contain other toxins that are more dangerous than long term storage of mercury in the body.

I love those little guys that clean the pollutants - oysters, mussels, shrumps.

RWebb 04-24-2010 07:03 PM
algal blooms!


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