In an effort to preserve the rich story behind this landmark film, CONELRAD has spent the last two years thoroughly researching DUCK AND COVER's production history as well as its initial public reception in 1952. Interviews were conducted with living participants involved in the making of the film as well as surviving family members of those key players who had passed away. In the course of our research, CONELRAD also uncovered a wealth of archival material that leaves no doubt that a tremendous amount of thought went into the making of this nine minute motion picture that has been the subject of so much dismissive ridicule over the years. (More CONELRAD goodness previously)
posted by Trurl
on Jun 19, 2011 -
12 comments
Pro-forma nuclear safety is harder than ever to sell. There's
ass-kissing to the sci-fi community (.pdf, download it), the
instructional video (warning, boring .wmv, > 12 mins long). But...
The design lifetimes of
Yucca Mountain and the
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant won't protect
future generations from groundwater absorbing transuranic waste (Pu239 and like toxins, deadly when ingested for 240,000 years).
Do you have this stuff in your
back yard today, and how will it
get there safely? On top of that, the
capacity problem, which looks intractable as long as we keep relicensing plants.
If I didn't know better, I assume the only way the government could succeed in getting this done would be to
hoodwink us.
posted by nj_subgenius
on Apr 4, 2005 -
34 comments
Live near one of these 10 nuclear power plants? They either have cracks in their control rod nozzles or are particularly "vulnerable" to cracking. An inspection at Ohio's Davis-Besse plant led to the
completely unexpected discovery of "the most extensive corrosion ever found on top of an American nuclear plant reactor". Radioactive boric acid leaked out of the cracks and came within a half-inch of
burning a hole through the steel containment dome. NRC officials say this kind of corrosion "was never considered a credible type of concern," but nuclear safety groups have been
warning for years that NRC inaction on this issue was endangering the public.
(more links inside)
posted by mediareport
on May 9, 2002 -
7 comments
