 merrie says: The official described the pictures as showing a big cylindrical structure, with very thick walls all well-reinforced. The photos show rebar hanging out of the cement used to reinforce the structure, which was still under construction. There was also a secondary structure and a pump station, with trucks around it. But there was no fissionable material found because the facility was not yet operating. The official said there was a larger structure just north of a small pump station; a nuclear reactor would need a constant source of water to keep it cool. POPPED... Just like the Syrians little reactor site 'that didn't exist'. BTW- Israel just thumbed their noses at your crappy Russian defense systems. Next time try dollars instead of Rubles. Now all they have is Rubble.  Hi REAL, Rubles to rubble, great line  Also, the only onewho seemingly wasn't aware of the news-black-out, was Kim Jong il If they could stop doing their Mecca thing 5x's a day, they would be able to develop their own technical knowledge and skills. They may prefer outsourcing technical contractors b/c they might expose themselves to blackmail and extortion if the technicians were their own nationals. Culture of paranoia. The question becomes, who is going to pull the trigger and when? The clock is running out. Except N.Korea's reactors are gas-cooled or so this guy says: http://www.armscontrolwonk.com/1683/more-syria-nonsenseSeems to have some contacts. The problem here is that North Korea’s reactors are gas-cooled. You see, if there is a pump , the reactor can not be, as David Sanger and Mark Mazzetti reported, “modeled on one North Korea has used to create its stockpile of nuclear weapons.” So, one of the two stories is dead wrong. It either is eitherI wonder if "a senior U.S.official" saying something only means we can then know that that is what it is NOT. And NObody's getti... Line 4: "Seems to....." They probably have more intel than just the photo's, but that's a moot point now. The only positive result they got out of the exercise, was that they were able to manipulate the Russian defence system. Great link. I bookmark that kind of stuff. The only 'known' reactor in Syria uses a water pool to cool the reactor core, not gas. [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_neutron_source_reactor][b]Miniature neutron source reactor [/url][/b](From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The Chinese built Miniature Neutron Source reactor (MNSR) is a small and compact research reactor based on the Canadian SLOWPOKE reactor design. The MNSR is tank-in-pool type, with highly enriched fuel (~ 90% U235 ). The tank is immersed in a large pool, and the core is, in turn, immersed in the tank. The maximum nominal power is ~ 30 kW, the power being removed by natural convection. The central core is formed of about 347 fu... Grrr... seems Skidmarks is acting up again. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miniature_neutron_source_reactor I'm no international nuclear proliferation expert, but clearly, that sounds like a brazen violation! It seems to be a matter of which gets us first, Global Warming or Nuclear Winter. Syria has denied having a nuclear program. But beginning construction of a nuclear reactor in secret would violate Syria's obligations under the Non-Proliferation Treaty, which requires all signatories to declare their intent when such a decision is made, according to sources at the International Atomic Energy Agency, the U.N. nuclear watchdog. |
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