Reactor Operators at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Reactor Operators at the High Flux Isotope Reactor

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Reactor operators work 20 feet above the pool with specialized tools. The blue glow, or Cherenkov radiation, occurs when charged particles from radioactive decay exceed the speed of light in water.

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Genevieve Martin/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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