Tritium is illegal to sell in the USA, and requires a special license. What the Radium Girls have in common with the tritium spill is the fact that they were told it was safe and to point their brushes by licking the tips, and current day cover up in ...
Stephen is right on all points, and I thank him for writing a good nuclear pep talk. As to the Radium Girls, ~75 years ago we did not have tritium glow-in-the-dark capsules. They mixed radium and phosphor in with paint, and that was applied by ...
I recommend watching the Nova special titled "The Nuclear Option". It was a great history lesson of nuclear power. All nuclear accidents have been water cooled reactors out of the 50's (with few advancements). In Idaho where they test different reactors, ...
Rational, fact based assessments that allay people's fears significantly reduce the ability of news/media to sell advertising. Non-harmful events do not draw as much attention. Thank you for injecting some clear thinking into the conversation! It ...