tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post8772797780170606833..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Milton Shaw: Part ICharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-86659038535042846052014-02-12T14:07:48.479-06:002014-02-12T14:07:48.479-06:00I have recently read a lot about Dr. Weinberg and ...I have recently read a lot about Dr. Weinberg and his many contributions to nuclear reactor technology. I never met him and knew him only indirectly because he hired my thesis adviser, Prof. Ed Mason of MIT, to be in charge of the nuclear-agro complex project in 1967. So I had to compete with Dr. Weinberg for my professor's time. I didn't pay much attention to his MSRE work at the time. 40 years later, I was surprised to learn that we, the entire nuclear industry, missed out a lot for not heed his visionary advice. I particularly place the blame on Milton Shaw who was instrumental to Dr. Weinberg's fall. Mr. Shaw was once the Dr. Weinberg's student at Oakridge. He helped him on the naval reactor development. How could he not showing any gratitude and respect to his teacher and mentor? Was he a mean person? How did he look like? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370579754199783192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-83679855630928782862014-02-12T13:48:54.970-06:002014-02-12T13:48:54.970-06:00From all I can read in the web, Milton Shaw was a ...From all I can read in the web, Milton Shaw was a student of Dr. Weinberg in Oakridge in the late 40's. Mr. Shaw should have learned a lot from Dr. Weinberg on reactor technology. He should be grateful and respectful of Dr. Weinberg. How come in the early 70's, Mr. Shaw, as Director of USAEC Reactor Technology, he was one of the key persons to destroy Dr. Weinberg's career and US nuclear industry. Was he a mean person in character? How does he look like? Is there a photo of him with Dr. Weinberg?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09370579754199783192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-35198121070070740892008-02-21T12:54:00.000-06:002008-02-21T12:54:00.000-06:00I intend at another time to discuss Shaw's role in...I intend at another time to discuss Shaw's role in the shutting down of Molten Salt Research at ORNL, and the decision to go with LMFB technology, which was made by thed Nixon Administration. When Shaw had orders he followed them, when he did not he was a loose cannon.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-11033064394763857312008-02-21T10:03:00.000-06:002008-02-21T10:03:00.000-06:00Milt Shaw was the director of the AEC who not only...Milt Shaw was the director of the AEC who not only drummed Alvin Weinberg out of ORNL when he had the temerity to question the safety of the light-water reactor (a reactor Weinberg invented).<BR/><BR/>Shaw was also the one who ordered the review of the MSBR called WASH-1222, or as I like to call it "Whitewash-1222", because that biased review ignored all the safety, performance, and efficiency advantages of the fluoride reactor but harped on three issues that had already been solved by the time the report was issued in 1972.<BR/><BR/>(tritium management, tellurium cracking, and fuel reprocessing)<BR/><BR/>Go ahead and read <A HREF="http://www.energyfromthorium.com/pdf/WASH-1222.pdf" REL="nofollow">WASH-1222</A> at your leisure. Be sure to pay attention to how little it has to say about the safety features of the fluoride reactor. Shaw didn't want the fluoride reactor contrasted with his wicked baby, the liquid-metal fast breeder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com