http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15 Spanning the width and breadth of the Geek dream Thu, 24 May 2012 09:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15/comment-page-1#comment-94232 Nuclear Power Stations Sun, 27 Feb 2011 22:56:08 +0000 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/?p=20405#comment-94232 [...] Episode 14 is the 2nd episode on the history of the Soviet helicopters. April 26, 1986. Two explosions burst out at the 4th energy block of the Chernobil Atomic Power Station. It was a catastrophe. Scientists proposed to seal the atomic reactor with a protective sand layer. But there was no other way to approach the crashed facility than by air. Such task could be carried out only by helicopters. One after another machines flew toward the energy block to drop sand over the target. Helicopters had to hover right over the epicenter. Temperature was reaching 200 degrees Celsius. Radiation thousand times exceeded all possible norms. Under such dramatic circumstances helicopters and pilots showed their best. Video Rating: 0 / 5 Additionally you can check out: http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15-2011 [...] [...] Episode 14 is the 2nd episode on the history of the Soviet helicopters. April 26, 1986. Two explosions burst out at the 4th energy block of the Chernobil Atomic Power Station. It was a catastrophe. Scientists proposed to seal the atomic reactor with a protective sand layer. But there was no other way to approach the crashed facility than by air. Such task could be carried out only by helicopters. One after another machines flew toward the energy block to drop sand over the target. Helicopters had to hover right over the epicenter. Temperature was reaching 200 degrees Celsius. Radiation thousand times exceeded all possible norms. Under such dramatic circumstances helicopters and pilots showed their best. Video Rating: 0 / 5 Additionally you can check out: http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15-2011 [...]

]]> http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15/comment-page-1#comment-93628 Nuclear War 2011 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 20:24:10 +0000 http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/?p=20405#comment-93628 [...] (Updates with comments from federal response commander and BP executive, and additional details throughout.) By Cassandra Sweet and Susan Daker Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) said Friday that preliminary test results show that a new cap on the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has sealed the oil underground, although more tests are needed to be sure. The US government ordered additional testing and measurements on Friday, after concluding that pressure readings were encouraging but not conclusive. The pressure in the well has risen steadily to about 6700 pounds per square inch since BP started a crucial test Thursday afternoon, government and BP officials said. That level indicates that no oil is leaking from the well, but it isn’t high enough to rule out the possibility that there’s an invisible leak in the well, or somewhere else along the sea floor, they said. The pressure reading is “generally good news,” retired US Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal response commander, said during a teleconference. But ” there is enough uncertainty about the meaning of what the pressure is” to prompt government scientists to want to know more about the conditions of the well and the sea floor, he said. If the cap succeeds, it would be a major achievement for BP after a string of failed attempts to stop the runaway well, which has devastated the US Gulf Coast and its fishing and tourism industries. BP and government scientists were hoping for a pressure reading … Video Rating: 5 / 5 Additionally you can look at this related post: http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15-2011 [...] [...] (Updates with comments from federal response commander and BP executive, and additional details throughout.) By Cassandra Sweet and Susan Daker Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) said Friday that preliminary test results show that a new cap on the broken oil well in the Gulf of Mexico has sealed the oil underground, although more tests are needed to be sure. The US government ordered additional testing and measurements on Friday, after concluding that pressure readings were encouraging but not conclusive. The pressure in the well has risen steadily to about 6700 pounds per square inch since BP started a crucial test Thursday afternoon, government and BP officials said. That level indicates that no oil is leaking from the well, but it isn’t high enough to rule out the possibility that there’s an invisible leak in the well, or somewhere else along the sea floor, they said. The pressure reading is “generally good news,” retired US Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen, the federal response commander, said during a teleconference. But ” there is enough uncertainty about the meaning of what the pressure is” to prompt government scientists to want to know more about the conditions of the well and the sea floor, he said. If the cap succeeds, it would be a major achievement for BP after a string of failed attempts to stop the runaway well, which has devastated the US Gulf Coast and its fishing and tourism industries. BP and government scientists were hoping for a pressure reading … Video Rating: 5 / 5 Additionally you can look at this related post: http://thegreatgeekmanual.com/blog/this-day-in-geek-history-february-15-2011 [...]

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