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Canada just cut a hole in the roof of a working nuclear reactor, hauled out eight steam generators weighing 100 tons each, and lowered new ones into the same hole, bringing the reactor back online se… (www.autonocion.com)
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[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 108 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Bruce Power cut into the roof of an operating nuclear station, hauled eight steam generators weighing 100 metric tons each (about 110 US tons) out through the top, and lowered brand-new ones into the same hole. Then it brought the reactor back online on June 8, according to Bruce Power, seven months ahead of schedule.

I was picturing some burly Aussie-Canadian lumberjack called Bruce Power doing all this without breaking a sweat.

[-] hansolo@lemmy.today 33 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"G'day, I'm Bruce Power, eh?"

I totally thought the same thing.

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

This guy would immediately drink all of our beer

[-] PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

His accent alone would destroy whole planets

[-] socsa@piefed.social 30 points 1 month ago

He didn't even ask permission. He just started cutting the roof and nobody had the courage to ask him what he was doing.

[-] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Hard hat and a white truck, you can do anything you ever wanted.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago

What the fuck is a US ton...

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

What the fuck is a US ton...

I dunno, like two American football fields?

[-] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Ah, so ~0.909091 furlongs if we only count the play area. 1.090909 furlongs if we count the 10 yard infields.

[-] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 5 points 1 month ago

2000 lb

[-] heydo@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Or 907 kg. So almost a metric ton, which is 1,000 kg (or 1.000 kg for some).

This shit isn't at all confusing /s

[-] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That was more surprising to me than the actual article.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

He’s related to Max Power.

[-] No_Eponym@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Bruce Power

burly Aussie-Canadian lumberjack

[-] MangoCats@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago

Over-hype much? "an operating nuclear station" followed by "then it brought the reactor back online"...

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

The Ford government loves the idea that we are fast tracking nuclear reactor upgrades "ahead of schedule".

[-] sepi@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

Plot Twist: Bruce Power is the son of Rowsdower and The Kid.

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