"Tom Walker" wrote to "Mike Ross" (15 Feb 03  07:40:26)
 --- on the topic of "Columbia's 'computers'"

 TW> Water does little to Nothing to stop Gamma Rays. It takes Lead or
 TW> other Heavy metals to do that. Now the Water/Plastic does a good job
 TW> on Neutrons. Which Can Kill Humans, Rembember the Neutron Bomb that
 TW> killed the People but didn't destroy the buildings etc??

I didn't state water would stop gamma radiation though you're right it
may have seemed to be an asumption. I wondered too why nuclear waste is
handled in pools of water and seems to be safe for the operators? I
guess the greater distance away from the blue glow has something to do
with it.

 Mike
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