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[*] posted on 27-1-2011 at 10:25
Sometimes you bite the chemistry .. Sometimes it bits you!


Accidents from da DOE

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[*] posted on 27-1-2011 at 11:04


An interesting read. Thanks for posting.
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[*] posted on 27-1-2011 at 11:45


Really drives home the point that all that stands between a chemical and an explosion can be an impossibly small bit of activation energy.



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[*] posted on 27-1-2011 at 13:21


It's called an"Industrial accident" girls and boys.
The difference, as with everything.
Its the SIZE that matters!

And it was only reported as a "loud pop"...
(Sialne cylinder accident):o




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[*] posted on 27-1-2011 at 13:33


Luckily, most of us don't work with plutonium and it's alloys.

[Edited on 1/27/11 by bfesser]
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[*] posted on 28-1-2011 at 05:44


Funny that zirconium can be such a reactive monster given its chemical resistance under normal conditions.
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