Nuclear Propaganda

Nuclear energy communications strategist by day, shitposter by night

[cerebrofrompinkyycerebro]

Simulador de sala de control, Central Nuclear Embalse, Córdoba, Argentina.

[demon-dome]

It's funny that most everyone who knows more about Chornobyl are also people who are more often pro nuclear. But this includes me too. Go Nuclear!!

[firperlerart]

Radiation symbol keychain-- based on a pattern by the yarn conspiracy

[warsublime]

Obninsk NPP, the first nuclear power plant to produce industrially usable quantities of energy, started operation today in 1954. It was graphite moderated and had many features in common with the later RBMK (and early Soviet production reactors) but lacked online refueling. During its operation from 1954 to 2002 it would test out a wide variety of different coolant loop configurations. Today it is a museum.

[memecucker]

[stone-cold-groove]

Nuclear reactor testing page illustration detail from The Walt Disney Story of Our Friend the Atom, Dr. Heinz Haber - 1956.

[frogersonlydotcom]

“The Great Night Watchman” by Milan Cais

This art installation was located at Temelín Nuclear Power Station in Czechia.

[stone-cold-groove]

The dichotomy of atomic power page illustration detail from The Walt Disney Story of Our Friend the Atom, Dr. Heinz Haber - 1956.

[sckorcheddearth]

If I made a nuclear station (like a gas station but with nuclear power) people would be like "oh no it's gonna blow up!!!" But literally there's warnings all over gas stations that you can't have your car on, you can't smoke or vape or do anything involving sparks, or you will blow it up. Are we for fucking serious right now?

[solstacoded]

it's called a breeder reactor because you're supposed to fuck the uranium

[thevaultoftheatomicspaceage]

[doctor-willow]

The microwave tells you it’s radioactive with the slot the glass plate goes on

[thevaultoftheatomicspaceage]

[thevaultoftheatomicspaceage]

[weirdunicorn]

Okay, so to all my crafters/artists out there, these Czech glass beads sold at Michaels, and apparently other craft stores too, particularly the Opal Aqua Luster or Silk Green Aqua White Luster varieties, or certain "Superduo" styles, contain uranium dioxide, which acts as a colorant and makes the beads radioactive.

Normal background levels of radiation are typically around 20–60 CPM (counts per minute), some say 5-100+ depending on sensors, but people are reporting getting readings of 300-2000+ and needless to say this is concerning.

Michaels claims the glass protects you…that may be wrong going by the readings people are getting.

The beads emit alpha radiation, which cannot penetrate skin, but can cause cancer/health risks if ingested, inhaled or absorbed through wounds. So if any of these beads are broken and the dust gets in your lungs or a cut, or if a child or pet ingests them, it can be a problem.

According to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, there is no recognized danger to handling or using uranium glass, as the glass itself blocks most of the alpha particles…unless broken or in dust or ingested.

BUT! They may also emit beta and gamma radiation. Gamma is highly penetrating, passing through the body and causing deep organ damage, while beta particles typically cause superficial burns on skin but can be dangerous if ingested.

An easy way to tell if a bright green or yellow-green glass bead of any type (or bright green glass in general) may be radioactive is to shine a UV light on it. If it glows a bright neon green, you got radiation!

So anyone that uses beads in their crafting or art, be aware, better safe than sorry!

[thevaultoftheatomicspaceage]

Atoms-For-Peace-Traveling-Exhibit-in-Oak-Ridge-1957

[someonelsesdad]

Deeply disturbed to find out there’s an egg-sized lump of Uranium in my body.