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As the article explains, it has been deemed to be unsafe to repair. What's probably missing in that sentence is "...within an acceptable budget."
by protoster 6y ago
As the article explains, it has been deemed to be unsafe to repair.
What's probably missing in that sentence is "...within an acceptable budget."
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoNot sure... even with an infinite budget, you need time to build your repair solutions. It's possible that for no amount of money can you repair it before it suffers complete collapse without doing risky things that may cause loss of life.
- marcinzm 6y agoYup, as the classic saying goes "nine women can't make a baby in one month". There's a minimum time for things even without budget constraints.
- tootie 6y agoThe article also says the NSF has been looking to divest since 2006 in favor of other projects and had a signed agreement to transfer operations to UCF. It's not simply a matter of whether or not it's still useful, but whether it's worth the cost relative to other facilities.
- zaroth 6y agoSpeaking with absolutely no expertise in the matter, I would guess it’s on the verge of collapse due to lack of maintenance or fatal design flaw. It’s probably no longer a matter of fixing more like a total rebuild would be required?