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Politicians are elected to serve...far too many don't see it that way - Albany Rifles! || Loyalty to country always. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it - Mark Twain! || I am a far left millennial!
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"This film was produced in 1969 by Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the United States Atomic Energy Commission to inform the public regarding the history, technology, and milestones of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE). Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten Salt Reactor Experiment was designed to assess the viability of liquid fuel reactor technologies for use in commercial power generation. It operated from January 1965 through December 1969, logging more than 13,000 hours at full power during its four-year run. The MSRE was designated a nuclear historic landmark in 1994."
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Beirut, a few hours back
That is some explosion.
Mushroom cloud and all
Small explosions building up to a massive one. Or just a second bigger one going off.
Knocked the guy doing the video off his feet from over a km away.
Lebanese security services have said the blast was caused by a fire in a depot of highly explosive material, including Sodium nitrate.
They said that material was confiscated from a ship months ago and stored there.
Lebanese security and medical sources have confirmed at least ten dead bodies have been removed from the scene of the explosion.Last edited by Double Edge; 04 Aug 20,, 20:02.
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Originally posted by Double Edge View PostLebanese security services have said the blast was caused by a fire in a depot of highly explosive material, including Sodium nitrate.
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'We are witnessing a real catastrophe' | AFR | Aug 05 2020
Destroyed grain silos amid the rubble and debris left by a massive explosion in the seaport of Beirut
Explosion at Port of Beirut damages grain silos, terminal: reports | S&P Global | Aug 04 2020
A depot at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon caught fire and led to an explosion Aug. 4, damaging the city's largest grain elevator nearby and causing material damage to other structures in the area, according to local media reports.
Beside the grain silos, a grain terminal was seen damaged in the explosion, according to various reports and analysts. The port handles 60% of all Lebanon imports.
The silos have a total capacity of 120,000 mt of grains, according to Elena Neroba, a market analyst at Maxigrain. The silos consist of 48 big cells, with a capacity of 2,500 mt/cell, and 50 small cells that can hold 500 mt each, Neroba said.
The silos serve as a strategic storage for Lebanon, with about 85% of the country's cereals stored in the facility, according to trading company Mena Commodities.
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2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate
https://twitter.com/BazziNYU/status/1290752400316301314
In comparison the Oklahoma city bombing back in 1995 used 2 tons of the stuff
Closest we get to this is the port of Texas city explosion back in 1947, where 2,200 tons of ammonium nitrate on a ship went off.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_City_disaster
Earlier NH4NO3 accident in Germany from 1921
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppau_explosionLast edited by Double Edge; 05 Aug 20,, 13:30.
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The orange flames after the second blast are the fertiliser going off. Not the grain silos which acted as a barrier to the blast, with a good portion of it going seaward.
So what caused the fire leading to the first explosion then ? the white flames.
Fireworks (!) due to heat & humidity.
You see how it develops here
Last edited by Double Edge; 05 Aug 20,, 15:18.
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