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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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?
Currently talking multiple people off the ledge about "equal basis" and all that just text me to get in line
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Currently talking multiple people off the ledge about "equal basis" and all that just text me to get in line
Don't think we're promising to reprocess anyone's sub fuel, or anything to that effect. I think they just want subs, and also to be able to reprocess.
@nuclearkatie.com we need your guidance
all i'm reading is "trump is making a lot of promises that have no chances of being kept right now" along with "fuck what tech are we giving away in the process?"
all i'm reading is "trump is making a lot of promises that have no chances of being kept right now" along with "fuck what tech are we giving away in the process?"
October 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Don't think we're promising to reprocess anyone's sub fuel, or anything to that effect. I think they just want subs, and also to be able to reprocess.
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A fellow furloughed coworker posted this. Laugh so you don’t cry.
October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A fellow furloughed coworker posted this. Laugh so you don’t cry.
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It's a good book, if you're into historical horror with a trillion ton rock golem as the antagonist.
Sooo many ways to die, and all it takes is a little bit of hubris or bad luck.
Sooo many ways to die, and all it takes is a little bit of hubris or bad luck.
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
It's a good book, if you're into historical horror with a trillion ton rock golem as the antagonist.
Sooo many ways to die, and all it takes is a little bit of hubris or bad luck.
Sooo many ways to die, and all it takes is a little bit of hubris or bad luck.
For everyone who is not familiar with the vibes of Mt Washington, can I recommend Not Without Peril?
Very well written account of the mountain's recent human history and specifically, how it wants to kill you
amcstore.outdoors.org/products/not...
Very well written account of the mountain's recent human history and specifically, how it wants to kill you
amcstore.outdoors.org/products/not...
October 29, 2025 at 4:31 AM
For everyone who is not familiar with the vibes of Mt Washington, can I recommend Not Without Peril?
Very well written account of the mountain's recent human history and specifically, how it wants to kill you
amcstore.outdoors.org/products/not...
Very well written account of the mountain's recent human history and specifically, how it wants to kill you
amcstore.outdoors.org/products/not...
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tired of soaking in the bad water (reactor pool)
time to go get into the good water (decon showers)
time to go get into the good water (decon showers)
Nuclear science week tip: do not fall into the reactor pool!
www.michiganpublic.org/news/2025-10...
www.michiganpublic.org/news/2025-10...
As Palisades works to load fuel, person falls into reactor cavity
A person fell into the nuclear reactor cavity at the Palisades plant in Southwest Michigan on Tuesday. They were taken for a medical evaluation and have returned to work.
www.michiganpublic.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
tired of soaking in the bad water (reactor pool)
time to go get into the good water (decon showers)
time to go get into the good water (decon showers)
Police! Yes, this is the man accusing my perfect girl of begging for food
Behold! A dog who has never experienced love nor has even once had a morsel of food.
Jokes aside -- Ruby's a good girl, but boy does she put on a show to get attention and treats ^_^
Jokes aside -- Ruby's a good girl, but boy does she put on a show to get attention and treats ^_^
October 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Police! Yes, this is the man accusing my perfect girl of begging for food