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kristopher

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5. Is someone advocating for a massive expansion of reactors for medical use?

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 13, 2013, 03:13 PM

Dec 2013

I must have missed that.

You are once again playing fast and loose with the facts. A considerable number of the *known* incidents (how many have gone undiscovered) are related to civilian reactors for nuclear energy. Any large scale expansion of nuclear power comes along with a correspondingly increased threat of diversion of nuclear materials.

Anonymous nuclear proponents on the internet can deny that all they wish, but the literature on the consequences of expansion of nuclear power from within the nuclear community makes clear that the concern is real.

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WashPost infographic on recent thefts of nuclear materials [View all] kristopher Dec 2013 OP

The vast majority of MEDICAL sources PamW Dec 2013 #1

Even if what you say were true (and given your track record that's a Grand Canyon sized if) kristopher Dec 2013 #2

Evidently the logic went over kristopher's head... PamW Dec 2013 #3

Was that supposed to make sense? FBaggins Dec 2013 #4

Is someone advocating for a massive expansion of reactors for medical use? kristopher Dec 2013 #5

Did you just miss the point... or was that an intentional dodge? FBaggins Dec 2013 #6

"How does the theft/loss of material that has nothing to do with the number of reactors" kristopher Dec 2013 #7

Dodging again? FBaggins Dec 2013 #8

Your quoted statement is pure bullshit. kristopher Dec 2013 #9

Are you going to dodge all day? FBaggins Dec 2013 #11

FBaggins is CORRECT, and kristopher is 100% WRONG!!! PamW Dec 2013 #12

You are just digging yourself deeper and deeper ..... oldhippie Dec 2013 #19

WHO is playing fast and loose with the facts????? PamW Dec 2013 #10

"READ the article. The items that were stolen were SOURCES." kristopher Dec 2013 #24

NOPE!!! PamW Dec 2013 #26

Your vast ignorance of nuclear technology is obviated here. NNadir Dec 2013 #22

Pretty sobering isn't it? madokie Dec 2013 #13

DU is fortunate... PamW Dec 2013 #14

Yes it is. kristopher Dec 2013 #15

Oppenheimer quote about radioisotopes... PamW Dec 2013 #16

The list of lost and stolen material is not limited as you are claiming. kristopher Dec 2013 #18

Because I said so!! PamW Dec 2013 #20

Existing and aspiring nuclear power states kristopher Dec 2013 #17

"..at least I won't be unoriginal." PamW Dec 2013 #21

That's a presentation by John Holdren, one of the MIT 2003 nuclear study authors kristopher Dec 2013 #23

DOES NOT MATTER!!! PamW Dec 2013 #25

Less Well Known Cases of Nuclear Terrorism and Nuclear Diversion in Russia kristopher Dec 2013 #27