SL-1

Three of those deaths occurred when the SL-1 reactor at the Idaho Falls research facility had an "excursion" that killed two members of the crew "instantly" and a third man died hours later due to head injuries.

Michael Rose: Los Angeles Nuclear Meltdown Anniversary 2009

In 1961, three workers were killed at the SL-1 plant in Idaho.

People Were Killed by Three Mile Island and Other Nuclear Disasters 2007

The SL-1 pressure vessel experienced a massive disruption because of the supercriticality incident caused as a direct result of the removing a single control rod from the reactor this says a lot about the shortcomings of this military research reactor.

Warmest in a Millll-yun #2 « Climate Audit 2006

I mean SL-1 where we did blow off the lid exploded the vessel, sent fuel out of the containment.

What is the evidence against warmer MWP? « Climate Audit 2006

Essentially, the SL-1 accident was a boiler explosion, a type of accident that has caused death and destruction since the beginning of the Industrial Age.

Warmest in a Millll-yun #2 « Climate Audit 2006

If you misoperate the thing badly enough or bypass safety interlocks or such, then you can have a nuclear accident, even a boiler explosion as with SL-1.

Warmest in a Millll-yun #2 « Climate Audit 2006

I was born in 1960, went into the nuclear industry in 1981 and so had ‘missed out’ was largely unaware of the details on the SL-1 accident.

What is the evidence against warmer MWP? « Climate Audit 2006

The SL-1 has 2 x CR2 3V lithium batteries which are supposed to have a very long life.

My new bright toy AYDIN 2006

I had to do a bit of background reading on SL-1 before I could give you a reply.

What is the evidence against warmer MWP? « Climate Audit 2006

I occasionally use a Nikon SL-1 LED ring with my Nikon CP4500 for doing macros indoors and in the field.

My new bright toy AYDIN 2006