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ebayfool

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24. Aye, I'd love a look at that!

Mon Mar 28, 2016, 12:57 AM

Mar 2016

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QC, how do I put this ... sometimes doesn't catch what they are told not to catch. Mag particle, UT or xray will catch what they are supposed to catch. If the operator is looking for it. It's one of those 'dirty little secrets' that the industry likes to pretend never occurs.

I was pulled from more than a couple of jobs for not going along with the program. But the customer base I did have knew when I certified a weld as good, it by-gawd passed the specs!

So strange to find a DUer to talk NDT with - cool!

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Secret weld: How shoddy parts disabled a $2.7 billion submarine [View all] jpak Mar 2016 OP

That would not be a fund thing to find. LiberalArkie Mar 2016 #1

Don't worry, nuclear power is safe. nt kristopher Mar 2016 #2

Weird comment for this thread hueymahl Mar 2016 #4

Not at all. kristopher Mar 2016 #12

I don't disagree that it only makes sense for military applications hueymahl Mar 2016 #15

And even when cost is no object... kristopher Mar 2016 #16

NAVAL nuclear power IS VERY safe... Volaris Mar 2016 #8

Good post. nt MADem Mar 2016 #9

It doesn't matter who builds the reactors. kristopher Mar 2016 #11

There is a fifth area that you left out hueymahl Mar 2016 #17

That is important but.. kristopher Mar 2016 #19

Yes, but the post is about nuclear subs hueymahl Mar 2016 #34

You're entitle to your opinion kristopher Mar 2016 #35

True, but we'd still have the problem of waste. nt awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #13

Nuclear power, like all other power is contracted out to each The Second Stone Mar 2016 #23

Fearsome vessels...sounds more like second hand submarines. Rex Mar 2016 #3

Where'd you get the idea we don't need these subs? hardluck Mar 2016 #22

"Submarine Gap" lancer78 Mar 2016 #25

That's it right there, spot on! Rex Mar 2016 #33

They are in constant use now, with high cycles of deployment. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #36

Really so they serve their main function? And what is that exactly? Rex Mar 2016 #37

Considering your strong unyielding opinion, i'm not going to waste my time explaining it. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #38

But you wasted time by pretending I was wrong? Rex Mar 2016 #39

LOL. Cute response. NutmegYankee Mar 2016 #40

Kindly explain how they're needed. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #26

Common sense? Rex Mar 2016 #32

"Jury rigged welding" is probably going to be "slugging", JoeyT Mar 2016 #5

Just imagine what we could have done with this $ and with similar spending on weapons. spooky3 Mar 2016 #6

Unauthorized parts is another way to describe shitty, short-cut welding. It's NOT a secret ... ebayfool Mar 2016 #7

Probably a combination of the two factors you list. JoeyT Mar 2016 #18

Aye, I'd love a look at that! ebayfool Mar 2016 #24

I've seen a ton of stuff that should never have gotten passed pass JoeyT Mar 2016 #27

LOL! The best welder I ever knew made it a point to work in his downtime between jobs ... ebayfool Mar 2016 #28

Known Fact Here Near My House ProfessorGAC Mar 2016 #29

Oh yes, there is that! ebayfool Mar 2016 #30

It's not hard MJJP21 Mar 2016 #10

That is covered in the article - go to the link and read the entire thing. n/t csziggy Mar 2016 #14

And it is a US contractor burrowowl Mar 2016 #20

Where I work we have a $60,000 printer that's constantly down because of shoddy parts. Initech Mar 2016 #21

substandard Orrex Mar 2016 #31