Sunday, November 30, 2014

America's fastest locomotive

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M-497, nicknamed "The Black Beetle".  This was the fastest locomotive to operate in the US.  It was an experimental locomotive bui...
Thursday, November 13, 2014

Steam Turbine Outage

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This may or may not be an interesting topic to the random readers that drop by here.  I honestly don't know.  I've been around steam...
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Sunday, November 02, 2014

Heating the shop: Step 1

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The house we purchased recently has a really nice shop.  The shop is 40ft x 40ft, with a 13 foot ceiling.  It is insulated, has a tall insul...
Thursday, October 16, 2014

An interesting US submarine design

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The previous post about the nearby, but not very effective or long-lasting Titan 1 missile launch complex reminded me of another early nucl...
Sunday, September 14, 2014

Duck and Cover: Children of the Cold War

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Growing up, I can't recall a single instance of ever doing the "duck and cover" drill. This lack of cold war education i...
Saturday, September 13, 2014

Broken Arrows - USAF wins the trophy

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"Broken Arrow" is the military term for an accidental event involving a nuclear weapon, but which does not create the risk for a n...
Tuesday, September 09, 2014

Missing Radioactive Sources - Updated (23 August 2018)

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This is a horrific and very sad story, but it seems like every year somebody attempts a repeat :( ***UPDATED 8-23-18*** OK, so I see we...
Monday, September 08, 2014

I am the gamma ray shielding...

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In any system filled with water, there will be corrosion.  It's inevitable.  Water is a highly polar molecule, and so it has a tendency ...
Sunday, September 07, 2014

Radon - a radioactive hazard for everyone

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Radon-222 is a radioactive gas that is heavier than air.  As such, it tends to settle at low points.  It is a "noble" gas, meaning...
Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Radium Girls

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Radium is a naturally-occurring element with the atomic number 88 (has 88 protons and electrons).  All known isotopes of Radium are radioact...
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