Designed for Disaster

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Designed for Disaster is the podcast about engineering catastrophes.

Joshua Cormier


    • Apr 13, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Designed for Disaster

    Chernobyl: A Reactor Out of Control

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 30:28


    A detailed analysis of the meltdown of the reactor at Chernobyl. What happened and why.

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    Nuclear Fission for Power Generation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019 8:16


    In this short I discuss nuclear fission as it applies to power generation. This track is a must-listen before listening to the episodes about Fukushima and Chernobyl.

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    Boeing 737 MAX

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2019 4:22


    I go over what we know so far about the two recent Boeing 737 MAX crashes and what we could be doing in the mean time to prevent another accident.

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    AA Flight 587 - Trained to Fail (002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2019 32:42


    The crash of AA Flight 587 in 2001 changed the way pilots understood what their aircraft were capable of. Sources: NTSB Air Crash Investigation

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    The Sinking of the Ocean Ranger (001)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2019 25:12


    In February of 1982 the Ocean Ranger sank in the North Atlantic sealing the fate of 84 men. This episode explores what happened and why. Sources: "Porthole to Failure" - NASA "The Sinking of the Ocean Ranger" - United States Coast Guard

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