Ever wondered about the link between nuclear energy and the pointy swords that samurai wield? No? Then this is a good time to think about it. The clue is in the picture!
Justin Hyde from Jalopnik with the answers –
Japan Steel Works is the world’s only volume builder of nuclear reactor vessels, the steel container that holds radioactive fuel, and in case of a meltdown, prevents that fuel from leaking and triggering a catastrophe. Founded in 1907 and rebuilt following World War II, it supplied nearly all of the vessels used in Japan’s 54 nuclear power plants, including the containers at the Fukushima Daiichi plants designed by General Electric and Toshiba.
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Although Japan Steel Works is a major corporation with 5,000 employees, it also maintains a samurai sword blacksmith, in a small shack on a hill above the factory in Muroran, where a single craftsman still hammers steel into broadswords, as the company has done since 1917.
NOW, you know the link! I myself didn’t know it until I have read the article. Amazing how this large modern industrial corporation is still sticking to the traditional method of forging a katana!
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