"Neil Gould" wrote in message
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Recently, Bruce Bockius posted:

"Neil Gould" wrote in message
Had that gone far enough that the operating pressure
caused the lid to fracture, a good portion of Northern Ohio would
have been in deep trouble.

That statement is as accurate as CBS's assesment of the dangers posed
by general aviation. I am continually amazed by people that get upset
when people who don't know anything about general aviation
irrationally express fear of it, but then turn around and do the exact
same about something they don't know about.

I am not a nuclear scientist, nor do I play one on TV. But, my background
in engineering does make this scenario one worthy of attention.

Sorry...that's not true. You're confusing a engineer with a scientist (and
one versed in nuclear physics at that).


So. Given
that the threats posed by GA are near to nil, and as I live in Northern
Ohio (and downwind from this plant), I'd be greatly relieved to know how
the release of radioactive steam and the resultant inability to cool the
reactor is not a problem. Both of these consequences have been stated by
the investigators.

Hearsay doesn't not enhance your "position as an engineer".

So, if you, in fact, know differently, enlighten me,
please.

That's what we're trying to find out, but your claim of credibility as a
engineer is rather misstated.