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Storage of nuclear waste poses threat to US, scientists warn
Published Sun, May 28, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THE reluctance of US federal regulators to require operators of nuclear reactors to spend US$5 billion to enhance the security of spent fuel rods stored underground threatens the country with a potential catastrophe, scientists warned on Friday.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) greatly underestimated the risk and potential contamination of a nuclear waste fire triggered by a quake or a planned attack,…
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