Paul Mison’s random stuff that doesn’t go elsewhere. Is it microblogging, or microactivity? (Previously known as ‘tumblr is my sock drawer’, for reasons that are somewhat unclear.)Tumblr (3.0; @blech)http://notes.husk.org/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31xpk7Wjc1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>National Geographic: <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2011/04/110412-most-dangerous-nuclear-plant-armenia/">Is Armenia’s Nuclear Plant the World’s Most Dangerous?</a> (<a href="http://diseaseclimate.blogspot.com/2011/04/more-nuclear-worries-and-real-fossil.html">via</a>):</p> <blockquote> <p>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metsamor_Nuclear_Power_Plant">Metsamor power station</a> is one of a mere handful of remaining nuclear reactors of its kind that were built without primary containment structures. All five of these first-generation water-moderated Soviet units are past or near their original retirement ages, but one salient fact sets Armenia’s reactor apart from the four in Russia.</p> <p>Metsamor lies on some of Earth’s most earthquake-prone terrain.</p> </blockquote> <p>(I note the article carries lots of <a href="http://s0.2mdn.net/viewad/2651706/1-sponsored_by_shell_210x50.gif">advertising for an oil company</a>. Hmm.)</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/21798429798http://notes.husk.org/post/21798429798Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:17:44 +0100imagecooling towersarmeniapower stationnuclear powermetsamor<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30hr1VmlW1qz4vjro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Three Mile Island, circa 1980, from <a href="http://www.slate.com/slideshows/arts/postcards-of-mushroom-clouds.html#slide_8">Postcards of Mushroom Clouds</a> at Slate.</p>http://notes.husk.org/post/21755628163http://notes.husk.org/post/21755628163Wed, 25 Apr 2012 02:35:24 +0100imagepostcardthree mile islandnuclear powercooling towerselectricitypower plant