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Following the Nov-20 blog posted by Duck I went for a walk to the Observation Hill and here are some pictures taken on the way. One third into the hike I saw the site where a 1.75 MW nuclear reactor operated since 1962 for about 10 years.\u00a0 <\/span>It used 93% enriched 235U.\u00a0 <\/span>Presently only one reactor in the US (MURR = Univ. of Missouri Research Reactor) operates using this highly enriched uranium. We use MURR to irradiate mineral separates from meteorites for iodine-xenon dating.\u00a0 <\/span>McMurdo reactor provided electrical power, while waste heat was used for sea water desalination. \u00a0<\/span>In 1972 it was disassembled, cut into pieces and together with surrounding soil transported to the US for proper burial.<\/p>\n

Next picture was taken about 2\/3 of the hike, where the steepest part begins. The rest of the pictures were taken from the top of the Hill. \u00a0<\/span>– Alex Meshik from McMurdo.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Following the Nov-20 blog posted by Duck I went for a walk to the Observation Hill and here are some pictures taken on the way. One third into the hike I saw the site where a 1.75 MW nuclear reactor operated since 1962 for about 10 years.\u00a0 It used 93% enriched 235U.\u00a0 Presently only one reactor in the US (MURR = Univ. of Missouri Research Reactor) operates using this highly enriched uranium. We use MURR to irradiate mineral separates from meteorites for iodine-xenon dating.\u00a0 McMurdo reactor provided electrical power, while waste heat was used for sea water desalination. \u00a0In 1972 it was disassembled,<\/p>\n

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