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From a Retired Nuclear Operator

posted 7 years ago by ronaldt49
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Even in 1951 when this was filmed there were several sites still currently semi-operational.

The one where I was assigned for 25 years had facilities with walls made of concrete several feet thick and designed to withstand severe blasts. Whole floors of facilities were underground. For example you might think a building you are viewing was only two stories tall when actually they were five stories, with three underground. Parts of these buildings were designed for use as evacuation shelters stocked with supplies to keep many of its workers alive for a long time.

My point is there would probably be many survivors in these facilities that outside world may not be aware of. Even some buildings staffed with mostly office workers there were these "bomb shelters" for their survival.

Some of these facilities were not designed for nuclear processing and construction was not as great as those mentioned previously. There would be many casualties in these facilities, but I think there would be a large number of survivors in these locations.

[–] artistathome 7 years ago

the human race is very resilient and I do think some people would either survive radiation poisoning or escape it altogether.'
Back in the 60s it was thought that survivors of a nuclear holocaust would be bank accountants and criminals in prisons because the accountants are usually working down in the basement and criminals are in cells made with cement blocks.

Of course nowadays that wouldn't be true because of the internet and technology.
But it was interesting to think that those two types of people, the very smart and the very resourceful might actually make a new world.

[–] scribe1270 7 years ago

The criminals might survive for a while but they would possibly die horribly if there were no one around to release them from their cells. Death by starvation wouldn't be pretty.

[–] nammage 7 years ago

There are also many underground communties worldwide. Especially in mining communties. I read about this underground system, in Europe I believe, that dates back hundreds of years and entire comunities live down there. Also, the subway tunnels in New York, some of them go for miles underground. People could survive a little down there, not forever, of course.

-Nam

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