Daily Archives: 2013/01/03

Chernobyl: the mission to difuse the world’s worst nuclear disaster site via wired.co.uk

[…] After the explosion 26 years ago, helicopter pilots dumped thousands of tonnes of sand to smother the fire, which burned for two weeks. Soldiers gathered radioactive rubble using wheelbarrows and shovels and tipped it on to the smouldering heap. … Continue reading

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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs via U.S. Department of State

U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Life Extension Programs Fact Sheet Bureau of Arms Control, Verification and Compliance January 3, 2013 Key Point: The end of nuclear explosive testing has resulted in the development and application of advanced processes for extending the … Continue reading

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