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Fortunately, the director of Britain's Atomic Energy Research Establishment, John Cockcroft, insisted on filters being retrofitted to the cooling air exhaust s
by mannykannot 4y ago
Fortunately, the director of Britain's Atomic Energy Research Establishment, John Cockcroft, insisted on filters being retrofitted to the cooling air exhaust stacks (not specifically out of concerns for a fire.) This expensive and time-consuming addendum was ridiculed as "Cockcroft's Folly" until the fire, when they captured ~95% of the discharge.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cockcroft#Cockcroft's_Folly https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cockcroft#Cockcroft's_Fol...
- arethuza 4y agoI wondered for years what the big towers were for and what the odd looking bits on top were - was amazed to find out that they were chimneys and the bits on top were filters!
- Arrath 4y agoI do hope he spent the rest of his life on a big "I told you so" tour to anyone who had uttered 'Cockcroft's Folly' before the accident.
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