Word: reactors
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...allusion to the opening scene of The Simpsons, two radioactive fuel rods (containing enriched uranium) were haphazardly misplaced for weeks. As if that were not enough, sporadic ignitions—of various transformers and of the reactor itself—have kept Vermonters on their toes. The volunteer fire department practically has its own parking space in the plant?...
...similar tests in the 1990s but the results were so embarrassingly bad that the tests were discontinued. Safety first.) Vermont Yankee is not alone in failing the mock attacks, but it does have the honor of having “the largest number of weaknesses of any reactor that has been tested,” according to NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan...
...Iran's leaders insist that their right to peaceful nuclear activity, including uranium enrichment, be respected. But that demand may translate into a renewed push for a compromise in which Iran accepts that its reactor fuel be enriched in Russia but is allowed to keep a small-scale facility under IAEA supervision for enrichment research purposes. The U.S. flatly rejected such a proposal in March (on the grounds that it would allow Iran to gain important nuclear know-how), but if the alternative is confrontation, it may begin to look more appealing to some of its allies. Both Germany...
...premised on the reasonable expectation that an escalation of the crisis will exacerbate divisions in the international community and allow it to win the battle to maintain at least a limited enrichment capability. Indeed, some analysts believe Iran will eventually reintroduce some version of the proposal to enrich its reactor fuel in Russia while maintaining a small enrichment facility at home for research purposes - a plan that could hold more appeal for U.S. allies if the most likely alternative appears to be confrontation. Divisions among Western governments are certainly plain to see, both over what punishments should be threatened...
Information gathered from satellite photos suggested a hellish scene at the accident site. All evidence pointed to a nuclear reactor fire burning out of control in the gentle, rolling Ukrainian countryside ... The most frightening part of the nuclear accident was the radiation that spewed from the reactor and then was carried by winds on its silent, deadly path. At distances of perhaps 3 to 4 miles, victims stood a 50-50 chance of surviving, though not without bone-marrow and gastrointestinal-tract damage. People living 5 to 7 miles from the accident could experience nausea and other symptoms but would...