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		JumpinJack_Cash 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Italy moves to reverse anti-nuclear stance Water is the best insulant for radiation. Apparently even mafias bosses know that famous cartoon where it says that you could swim in the exhaust nuclear bars cooling pool

echoangle 10 months ago [–]

You would hope that the containment is sealed for this though, releasing the material into the water still isn't ideal.

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