Nuclear reactor cracks force 23 plants to inspect piping
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered utilities running half of U S reactors to shut down and inspect 23 plants within 20 days after five cracks appeared in a Dresden 2 emergency cooling pipe. California’s Humbolt Bay unit also affected.
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NASA to study Freon impact on Earth ozone layer
NASA launches a major research program to determine within two to three years if Freon from refrigerators spray cans and auto emissions is depleting the stratospheric ozone. A Senate hearing urged coordinated long term study of atmospheric changes and potential health and planetary risks.
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