From: "Steve Ewing" 

On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 22:14:15 -0500, Mark  wrote:

> "Mr Lyall, who was at Dounreay from 1960 to 1989, also alleged that
> effluent samples were collected for analysis using a wellington boot on
> a piece of
> string because sampling machinery was "a heap of rust"."
> That part I believe  Err, make that 

There's a book by the Union of Concerned Scientists on the US nuclear
industry-- fun reading!  One incident: technicians needed to block a pipe
section to do a test.  They blocked it with a basketball, which, being a
little smaller than needed, was wrapped in duct tape.  It didn't hold under
pressure, resulting in a spill.

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Steve 
http://www.qmss.com/sewing

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