Frank N. von Hippel Quote

This heat [developed after fission stops in a reactor] is like the still thrashing tail of a dead dragon.


Nuclear Reactor Safety, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Volume XXX, Number 8, October, 1974


This heat [developed after fission stops in a reactor] is like the still thrashing tail of a dead dragon.

This heat [developed after fission stops in a reactor] is like the still thrashing tail of a dead dragon.

This heat [developed after fission stops in a reactor] is like the still thrashing tail of a dead dragon.

This heat [developed after fission stops in a reactor] is like the still thrashing tail of a dead dragon.