Word: willful
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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¶At California's Vandenberg Air Force Base, the Air Force launched Discoverer V, putting a ton of hardware into orbit, including the 1,700-lb. second-stage rocket and a 300-lb. instrument package-a new record for U.S. satellite payloads (but still far behind Russia's...
The main criterion for selecting a dumping spot is depth, with 1,000 fathoms (6,000 ft.) as a minimum. MSTS will drop its cargoes at points about 200 miles due east of Cape Cod, 105 miles south-southeast of Cape Henry, Va., 120 miles southeast of Sandy Hook, N.J...
On Land. High-energy waste material from nuclear reactors at Oak Ridge, Los Alamos, Richland, Wash, and other places is much too hot for sea disposal. Instead, the U.S. has spent $120 million to build vast, concrete-encased underground steel tanks, which hold a total of 65 million lethal gallons...
Nuclear reactors can be made in many ways. Some look good on paper but turn out to be impractical in actual use. In its effort to develop low-cost nuclear power, the Atomic Energy Commission has long experimented at such places as Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, with new...
The fissioning U-233 produces more than enough neutrons to maintain the original chain reaction. If these extra neutrons are captured by thorium, the reactor will produce more U-233 fuel than it can use. The AEC thinks this breeding factor is the key to cheap nuclear power. If a...