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- America's big risk. Marbach, W.D.; Carroll, G. // Newsweek;4/27/87, Vol. 109 Issue 17, p58
In 1985 the Toledo Edison's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant suffered the most serious nuclear mishap since Three Mile Island. No radiation was released but the result was an 18-month shutdown, the firing of some top managers, and a major program overhaul. Several other US facilities also need...
- Nuclear terror. // Progressive;Jan95, Vol. 59 Issue 1, p11
Comments on a problem at the Oak Ridge nuclear lab in Tennessee. The uranium which has been seeping from an old nuclear reactor into a filter pipe; Risk of an uncontrollable nuclear reaction; Response from the Department of Energy; Reaction of The Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance.
- Disaster on tap at French reactor. Patel, Tara // New Scientist;7/17/93, Vol. 139 Issue 1882, p7
Reports on a radiation leak resulting from the failure of a series of safety systems at a French experimental nuclear site located in Cadarache. Level 2 classification; Frequency of incidents; Facility under investigation.
- New setback for India's nuclear programme. // Nature;6/9/1994, Vol. 369 Issue 6480, p429
Reports on the partial collapse of a concrete dome of a nuclear reactor containment building under construction at Kaiga in Karnataka state, India in May 1994. Minimal injuries to workers; Environmental groups' opposition to plant's location in virgin rain forest.
- Deception by Whom? Schmidt, Fred H. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;May1977, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p4
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Looking Back on the Rasmussen Report," by Frank von Hippel published in the February 1977 issue.
- Planning for the Worst. Hurwitz Jr., Henry // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;May1977, Vol. 33 Issue 5, p4
A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Looking Back on the Rasmussen Report," by Frank von Hippel published in the February 1977 issue.
- Nuclear accident under scores safety crisis. // Natural Life;Nov/Dec99, Issue 70, p11
Reports on the impact of the accident at Tokaimura nuclear site in Japan in September 1999 on the issue of the lack of safety culture. Treatment of people for radiation exposure after the explosion; Nuclear technicians' draining of coolant water that helped feed a chain reaction of uranium;...
- Iodide. Waterfall, Wallace K. // British Medical Journal;10/11/1980, Vol. 281 Issue 6246, p988
Investigates the need for the distribution of potassium iodide in areas with nuclear reactor leaks. Concerns on the safety of potassium iodide; Details on the Reactor Safety Study on potassium iodide-sensitive conditions; Absence of thyroid hazards of the chemical.
- More on Three Mile Island. Cole, Richard W. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Sep1979, Vol. 35 Issue 7, p63
A letter to the editor about the cooling failure of Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant is presented.
