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Safety of US Nuclear Weapons Plants Debated
Laura Knoy reports from Washington on new report by the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Safety that US nuclear weapons plants are often accident-prone and poorly run. The study comes amid debate over the department’s restructuring of the nuclear waste cleanup process.
Laura Knoy reports from Washington on new report by the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Safety that US nuclear weapons plants are often accident-prone and poorly run. The study comes amid debate over the department’s restructuring of the nuclear waste cleanup process.