Former EO here. Every group on the boats gets an unofficial name. My favorite was the A-ganger's, the guys that took care of all the mechanical stuff that no one else wanted like the sanitary tanks: Turd Ranchers. Still makes me laugh ...
I think it depends on what you call the reactor. I think of a reactor as the vessel that holds the fuel, moderator, controls, etc. From the NRX diagram, the reactor includes everything within the concrete "biological shield". Here's a link to the NRX reactor description:
The NRX was disassembled and rebuilt within a year. My guess is that Carter and others were lowered from the "revolving door" above the reactor in order to remove bolts as part of the disassembly process. The clothing worn was needed to protect the personnel from being contaminated.
> ... the dubious abilities of our nominally elite classes ... to competently mediate the difference between artifice and reality.
I wish there were more media introspection over how they fueled the hype. To me, the Theranos story of a 19-year old dropout revolutionizing blood testing technology was always suspect.
> in the coming years Intel will cease to buy back shares, but will invest in new manufacturing capacities instead.
This is critical for Intel's turnaround. Good to have a CEO that wants to put money into process engineering and capacity than financial engineering to pump up the stock price to meet his personal compensation goals.
Abba has always been the guilty pleasure that I'd never admit to my musician friends. Have to confess that I like their new song “I Still Have Faith In You”.
Both Pfizer and Moderna have stated that boosters will be needed this Fall. Pfizer says that immunity drops from 96% to 84% at the six month point. The good news is that the vaccine continues to protect against severe disease due to its effects on T-cells and memory B-cells.
