1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910716656203321

Titolo

Recent issue with the definition of core quadrant

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation : , : Office of New Reactors, , 2013

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (5 pages)

Collana

NRC information notice ; ; 2013-03

Soggetti

Nuclear reactors - Cores

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"March 5, 2013."

"ML12272A003."

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781190303321

Autore

Brick Greg A

Titolo

Subterranean twin cities [[electronic resource] /] / Greg Brick

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2009

ISBN

0-8166-6781-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (246 p.)

Disciplina

551.44/709776579

Soggetti

Caves - Minnesota - Minneapolis

Caves - Minnesota - Saint Paul

Underground areas - Minnesota - Minneapolis

Underground areas - Minnesota - Saint Paul

Minneapolis (Minn.) Guidebooks

Saint Paul (Minn.) Guidebooks

Minnesota Guidebooks

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-217) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The geology of the sewers -- The early caves. Quest for the inner sanctum : Carver's Cave at midnight ; A wild goose chase through the sewers : the hunt for Fountain Cave -- Buried rivers. The urban Nile : the subterranean streams of St. Paul ; Among the Spice Islands : Minneapolis's underground rivers -- The great sandbox. The cave under the castle : Brewery caves ; The medieval temples of Mushroom Valley : St. Paul's west side ; Velvet underground : abandoned sand mines -- The milling district. Subterranean Venice : Minneapolis's mill tunnels ; Boat ride to oblivion : Chute's Cave ; Down the rabbit hole : Nicollet Island caves -- Utilities. A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. Lost world : Schieks Cave ; The big white : Channel Rock Cavern -- Sources and further reading -- Publication history -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

"Subterranean Twin Cities is a treasure-a book for the Tom Sawyer in all of us. Greg Brick is one of those few persons with the unique talent to write expertly about his adventures, bringing readers along with him on hands and knees." -Steve Thayer, author of Saint Mudd and The WeathermanWe tend to send things underground that we are not interested in ever seeing again. Sewage. Garbage. In the past, we have used the underground to age such provisions as cheese and beer. In Subterranean Twin Cities, geologist, historian, and urban speleologist Greg Brick takes us on an adventurous, educational,