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Location DB > United States > Connecticut > Haddam Neck > Connecticut Yankee Nuclear Power Plant > General Site Photos > Spent Fuel #1 6 / 15   Spent Fuel #1 Description Pic of Spent Fuel. Looks wierd, doesn't it? Controls Return to Main Location Page Return to Gallery Overview Edit this Gallery Edit this Picture Subscribe this Picture Comments Posted by el guapo 12/6/2003 1:50 PM | remove   the blue glow is from neutron radiation attenuation, FYI. neutrons are screaming out of that puppy, and they're slowed down by the water, making the water emit a blue glow. (elguapo) Posted by Ben 1/18/2004 4:31 PM | remove   It's called Cherenkov radiation (or Cherenkov light) and is a result of the emitted particles traveling faster than the local speed of light. The speed of light in water is about 3/4 the speed of light in a vacuum (C), so those particles were traveling really really fast. Posted by Snarg 3/4/2004 2:26 PM | remove   I just call it pretty. Posted by Ombwah 10/10/2004 3:08 AM | remove   very pretty, though if it isnt a picture, you're soon dead Posted by Bass Mechanic 4/5/2005 3:25 PM | remove   I heard that the water those things operate in costs 1000 dollars a litre, and there's 10's of thousands of litres. Is this true? Posted by Ben 4/5/2005 4:05 PM | remove   Some reactors use heavy water in the reactor as a moderator. A pressurized water reactor has three seperate water loops, so only the innermost one would be expensive. The middle one would be deionized or distilled water, and the outer loop is usually river or sea water. Posted by IIVQ 11/27/2005 3:41 PM | remove   No you wouldn't be dead as the water effectively shields you from the radiation. Posted by Blackbird 6/21/2008 12:34 AM | remove   I hear the radiation is kept so low by the water that it's almost safe to wear civilian clothes around it. Posted by BravoOrig 7/4/2008 4:14 AM | remove   Doesn't the radiation rise to the top and escape into the air? What is the speed of light in our Earth's atmosphere? Posted by Samurai 7/7/2008 5:15 AM | remove   this is quite possibly one of the dumbest set of questions you have ever asked. Posted by Blackbird 11/30/2008 2:50 AM | remove   It dosn't rise to the top, radiation is energy and the water blocks most of it. Posted by emdf7a 10/1/2009 3:20 PM | remove   Dont drink the water! Posted by ThePhonedude 6/13/2015 3:15 AM | remove   Yep, unlike on "The Simpsons", radiation emits a blue glow, but only on high levels. cool pic If you'd like to add a comment, please login or register. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 511 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 740628435 pages have been generated.