Rare overhaul of powerful US nuclear test reactor completed
This photo released by Idaho National Laboratory shows its Advanced Test Reactor at Sunrise at Idaho National Laboratory's desert site about 50 miles west of Idaho Falls, Idaho, on Jan. 31, 2007. Scientists in Idaho have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world's most powerful nuclear test reactors. Officials at the Idaho National Laboratory said Monday, April 18, 2022, that normal operations are expected to resume later this spring at the Advanced Test Reactor following low-power system checks to make sure the reactor is in working order. (Idaho National Laboratory via AP, File)
By KEITH RIDLER
Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Scientists at the Idaho National Laboratory have completed a rare overhaul of one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors and normal operations are expected to resume later this spring, officials said Monday....
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