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Originally Posted by IROC
Yep, that's right. That reactor was called the Tower Shielding Reactor, IIRC. They built it and then hoisted it up in the air to understand radiological effects on the ground, etc.
I grew up in this area (East TN) but as a kid never really knew what they did at ORNL. Now that I worked there, I am honestly astounded by the things that man has figured out. Especially the knowledge and application/manipulation of things at the atomic level. You hear/read about this stuff, but we're doing it every day. My whole facility operates by stripping electrons from negatively-charged hydrogen atoms traveling at 90% of the speed of light. Works like a charm!
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Yea, but it makes it pretty hard to bring your work home and set up a home office. 
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