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2003-09-05 Iran

French firm probed in move of pumps to Iran

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Posted by Frank G 2003-09-05 8:42:43 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 For once, I wouldn't leap to conclusions about this being a suspicious deal: the price of Natural gas is skyrocketing due to tight supplies. There's been talk of shipping liquified Natural Gas via tanker from Russia. Why shouldn't Iran jump into this new sweet market: There's so much of it in those fields, Saudi Arabia used to let the stuff burn at the wellhead!

I can confidently say that there isn't a nuclear reactor in the world that uses "cryogenic" liquids for cooling: Liquid Sodium, yes. Good ole Water, yes. Helium gas, yes. (Don't laugh. That reactor design uses fuels and produces wastes that cannot be used in a nuclear device) But liquid Nitrogen? Too expensive.

This is the treasury and Commerce departments: How much do they know about Nuclear equipment, other than being able to recognize the word on a page? If they have a memo from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's engineering staff (I'm told they have a very good one), or can point to a nuclear plant using them, then I'll be convinced.

To me, the licensing and paperwork issues are more important: If this got through, what else did?

Posted by Ptah 2003-9-5 3:01:08 PM|| [http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-9-5 3:01:08 PM|| Front Page Top

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