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Blackboard graffiti : RIF (reduction in force)

This blackboard graffiti expresses the sentiments of Plum Brook employees after learning about the reactor shutdown. It went untouched for over twenty-five years and is now being preserved as a museum artifact. RIF stands for "reduction in force," which is the standard expression for layoffs at federal facilities. The graffiti was one way in which employees expressed their deep feelings of frustration. Other graffiti includes, "Old reactors never die, they just decay away," and "Decay in peace."

 

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Credit: NASA

Image Number: C-2001-01166

Date: 2001

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Uploaded on August 8, 2013
Taken sometime in 2001