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At a previous job, we ran a nuclear reactor but didn't want much electricity, so we'd use the power to turn a giant water wheel with all the surplus steam...

• thfuran 2y ago
  Is that a euphemism for driving a sub around?
  • dylan604 2y ago
    or a carrier
    • dredmorbius 2y ago
      In which case they might have mentioned the nuclear-powered slingshots.
  • QuarterReptile 2y ago
    No, the water wheel ("water brake", they called it) was real, it was for wasting energy, and we didn't go anywhere; but also, yes, it was a submarine, in form, albeit not exactly in function.
    • dredmorbius 2y ago
      If you can reveal, what sort of facility was this, and in what sector (e.g., business, research, government, military, NGO)?