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Offline Cymric

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Re: The nuclear boy scout
« on: December 02, 2004, 12:09:40 PM »
Holy crap. This kid wasn't kidding :-). I wonder how large his yearly dose was; I'm betting it was way above the recommended safety level of 20 mSv/a for a radiological worker...
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Re: The nuclear boy scout
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2004, 04:03:43 PM »
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Is this Natural Reactor dangerous to animals / plants around the Reactor? Is the radiation cause DNA damage / evolution?

No, it's not dangerous anymore, save for the fact the area will probably have a higher background level of radiation; and the fact that the nasty gas radon poses a threat to anything that breathes there for a longer period of time. Second question: hard to say: the reactor was operational 2 billion years ago, meaning there wasn't any life worth mentioning in the vicinity. If there were, yes, it would have caused DNA damage, just like a modern reactor does today.

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Is it possible to create a small, simple, portable and SAFE Nuclear Reactor for generating energy?

First define what you think is acceptably safe, then we'll continue the discussion :-).
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