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I worked in a building with a research reactor for years. In my office I had other students from China. A student from Iran worked on the reactor. We all went i

I worked in a building with a research reactor for years. In my office I had other students from China. A student from Iran worked on the reactor. We all went in tours together. This is not a federal rule. No one was required to be any distance away from the reactor based on their nationality. No one checked passports at the entrance to our building. The doors were just open. That's why you can't find this rule online anywhere. It's not a thing. Sounds like your campus security went on a power trip? Or more likely you misunderstood the situation.

veltas 3y ago
Power trip sounds more likely to me.
Nextgrid 3y ago
> No one was required to be any distance away from the reactor based on their nationality. No one checked passports at the entrance to our building. Just because nobody enforces the rule doesn't mean it doesn't exist? It could be that the people who were supposed to enforce it correctly determined that the whole idea is BS and decided to save time. It doesn't mean the rule doesn't exist and it can come back at anytime someone uninformed of this informal arrangement comes into the picture or goes on a power trip. Unfortunately this kind of rule does sound absolutely plausible for politicians and administrative busybodies as a way to show that they’re “doing something” without actually evaluating the real risk or whether the proposed solution actually reduces said risk.
- rbanffy 3y ago
  Discretionary enforcement is the absolute worst.
- light_hue_1 3y ago
  No. It's not a rule that doesn't get enforced. Our reactor had plenty of rules. The NRC visits regularly and inspects your security among many other things. I know graduate students from Iran in nuclear engineering on grants by the federal government who worked with the reactor. This is not a rule. There are enough problems out there, we don't need to invent more. These are the basic rules in case you're curious. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part073/part073-0056.html https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part073/p...

veltas 3y ago

Power trip sounds more likely to me.

Nextgrid 3y ago

> No one was required to be any distance away from the reactor based on their nationality. No one checked passports at the entrance to our building. Just because nobody enforces the rule doesn't mean it doesn't exist? It could be that the people who were supposed to enforce it correctly determined that the whole idea is BS and decided to save time. It doesn't mean the rule doesn't exist and it can come back at anytime someone uninformed of this informal arrangement comes into the picture or goes on a power trip. Unfortunately this kind of rule does sound absolutely plausible for politicians and administrative busybodies as a way to show that they’re “doing something” without actually evaluating the real risk or whether the proposed solution actually reduces said risk.

rbanffy 3y ago
Discretionary enforcement is the absolute worst.
light_hue_1 3y ago
No. It's not a rule that doesn't get enforced. Our reactor had plenty of rules. The NRC visits regularly and inspects your security among many other things. I know graduate students from Iran in nuclear engineering on grants by the federal government who worked with the reactor. This is not a rule. There are enough problems out there, we don't need to invent more. These are the basic rules in case you're curious. https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part073/part073-0056.html https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part073/p...