Katie Mummah, PhD
@nuclearkatie.com
Nuclear engineer. nuclear: reactors, history, waste, nonproliferation, humor. "Tells uranium's life story". Lives in New Mexico. Formerly UW-Madison & UIUC. Outdoors when I'm not working. Views mine alone, likes/rt not endorsements. she/her
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Before there was Loss dot jpg, Loss dot jpg was there
Marlow Moss, Composition in Black and White Number 4, 1949
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135948
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135948
November 30, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Before there was Loss dot jpg, Loss dot jpg was there
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Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
You should only allowed to found a new nuclear startup if you're gonna design a reactor no one else is currently designing, like a supercritical water reactor or a vapor-core
If you're about to found another HALEU TRISO gas-cooled reactor startup, can I recommend not doing that???? I'm tired
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You should only allowed to found a new nuclear startup if you're gonna design a reactor no one else is currently designing, like a supercritical water reactor or a vapor-core
Every day I learn about another new nuclear startup (derogatory)
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Every day I learn about another new nuclear startup (derogatory)
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rip to slotin but i'm different
November 24, 2025 at 4:06 AM
rip to slotin but i'm different
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Beautiful color photo of Phoebus 1B Nuclear Rocket Engines developed by Los Alamos
November 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Beautiful color photo of Phoebus 1B Nuclear Rocket Engines developed by Los Alamos
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NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine
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Okay, this is the part I missed: The DJ is a parish priest. This is a ministry. (And I bet it works.)
Make ye a joyful noise unto the Lord.
youtu.be/vuoJhY7cuis?...
(This is long, but give it at least 5 minutes.)
Make ye a joyful noise unto the Lord.
youtu.be/vuoJhY7cuis?...
(This is long, but give it at least 5 minutes.)
November 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Okay, this is the part I missed: The DJ is a parish priest. This is a ministry. (And I bet it works.)
Make ye a joyful noise unto the Lord.
youtu.be/vuoJhY7cuis?...
(This is long, but give it at least 5 minutes.)
Make ye a joyful noise unto the Lord.
youtu.be/vuoJhY7cuis?...
(This is long, but give it at least 5 minutes.)
Whenever I struggle at work I have a strong urge to Google "what jobs are good for idiots with nuclear engineering phds", is this normal?
November 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Whenever I struggle at work I have a strong urge to Google "what jobs are good for idiots with nuclear engineering phds", is this normal?
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I LOVE E-BIKES I LOVE GOING TO THE FARMERS MARKET AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT PARKING I LOVE ALMOST DYING BY VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER 😌🥳
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I LOVE E-BIKES I LOVE GOING TO THE FARMERS MARKET AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT PARKING I LOVE ALMOST DYING BY VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER 😌🥳
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the most important part of boba is to always suck SUPER hard to get the last ones that are stuck in the ice. this way they go *right* into your trachea and you die
November 14, 2025 at 2:23 AM
the most important part of boba is to always suck SUPER hard to get the last ones that are stuck in the ice. this way they go *right* into your trachea and you die
I'm still getting these emails??? I appear to have ended up on some recruiting mailing list for veterinarians (DVM)
I promise my PhD is nothing like a DVM
I promise my PhD is nothing like a DVM
Today I got an email recruiting me for a..... veterinary position?
#notthatkindofdoctor
#notthatkindofdoctor
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I'm still getting these emails??? I appear to have ended up on some recruiting mailing list for veterinarians (DVM)
I promise my PhD is nothing like a DVM
I promise my PhD is nothing like a DVM
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I just finished tolling a bell 29 times at St Paul’s Episcopal in Duluth
November 11, 2025 at 1:58 AM
I just finished tolling a bell 29 times at St Paul’s Episcopal in Duluth
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some of my favorite songs are about shipwrecks and that's just a thing about me
November 11, 2025 at 1:44 AM
some of my favorite songs are about shipwrecks and that's just a thing about me
Also if you're looking for a Edmund Fitzgerald book, can I recommend this whole table of books on Great Lakes shipwrecks that I saw in Duluth?
The Edmund Fitzgerald energy is very strong here. Barely a week away from the 50th anniversary of the wreck
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Also if you're looking for a Edmund Fitzgerald book, can I recommend this whole table of books on Great Lakes shipwrecks that I saw in Duluth?
50 years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald sank
The Albuquerque airport is playing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and I'm literally flying to Duluth
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
50 years ago today the Edmund Fitzgerald sank
Proud to announce to you all that I am under 40 years old
www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
Nuclear News 40 Under 40: The wait is over
www.ans.org
November 4, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Proud to announce to you all that I am under 40 years old
www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
www.ans.org/news/2025-11...
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I know I'm late with this but AP1000 bros, we are so back.
Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s neutronbytes.com/2025/10/28/f...
Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s
Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s Google Agrees Deal To Reopen Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s United …
neutronbytes.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I know I'm late with this but AP1000 bros, we are so back.
The Albuquerque airport is playing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and I'm literally flying to Duluth
October 31, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Albuquerque airport is playing The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and I'm literally flying to Duluth
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A great many of the good things we used to like about Silicon Valley grew out of the somewhat indulgent management style of LLNL in the 1970s & 80s, like the concept of 20% time which grew entire new directorates.
Yeah, all that’s gone now everywhere. Blame MBAs and Jack Welch.
Yeah, all that’s gone now everywhere. Blame MBAs and Jack Welch.
October 31, 2025 at 12:15 AM
A great many of the good things we used to like about Silicon Valley grew out of the somewhat indulgent management style of LLNL in the 1970s & 80s, like the concept of 20% time which grew entire new directorates.
Yeah, all that’s gone now everywhere. Blame MBAs and Jack Welch.
Yeah, all that’s gone now everywhere. Blame MBAs and Jack Welch.
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The breadth of "You have no idea what crazy shit we've tried and shelved decades ago, youngling. Your stupid idea is both stupid and not new. Better people than you have been this stupid." in the nuclear weapons program is quite impressive.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 AM
The breadth of "You have no idea what crazy shit we've tried and shelved decades ago, youngling. Your stupid idea is both stupid and not new. Better people than you have been this stupid." in the nuclear weapons program is quite impressive.
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If you don't know what this is about god bless you
October 30, 2025 at 2:09 AM
If you don't know what this is about god bless you
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Just get this printed on a T-Shirt?
October 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Just get this printed on a T-Shirt?