Talk is cheap, say Russia's nuclear chiefs
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- North Korea's plutonium puzzle. Albright, David; Hibbs, Mark // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Nov1992, Vol. 48 Issue 9, p36
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- Japan's reactor plan fuels world concerns. Crossley, M. // New Scientist;2/22/92, Vol. 133 Issue 1809, p12
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Reports that safety experts will discuss what to do with Russia's RBMK nuclear reactors. Gathering at International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) comes two weeks after reactors at Sosnovy Bor released small cloud of radioactive gas; Fears of another Chernobyl disaster; Since Chernobyl, RBMKs in...
