AEC Backs Breeder Reactor Amid Rising Costs
The Atomic Energy Commission released a white paper arguing the breeder reactor can vastly expand uranium supply by producing more fuel than it consumes. It cites urgency due to uncertain uranium prices, notes safety concerns are being addressed, and discusses the Clinch River project in Oak Ridge Tennessee facing delays and cost jumps from 699 million to 1.7 billion.
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AL Rossiter JR
UPI
Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Clinch River
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Argentina presses Antarctic oil claim and bases
Argentina maintains multiple Antarctic bases including an ice-free airport and a near finished hotel as it eyes oil and gas beneath the continent. U S and other nations push for research while a 1959 treaty bars new territorial claims until 1989.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William L.F. Horsey
Buenos Aires
CNS
South Pole
Antarctic
Argentina
United States
Canberra
Australia
Oslo
Antarctic Club
Britain
Japan
Chile
Belgium
France
New Zealand
Norway
South Africa
Soviet Union
Denmark
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Brazil
Weddell Sea
Engineers Club of
Rio de Janeiro
Joao A. Wiltgen
Antarctic Treaty Sécrétariat
U.S. Geological Survey
Jorge Leal
U.S
Marambio
Quantas
Aerolineas Argentinas
Australasia
South America
Tanker toppled on freeways prompts evacuation near Phoenix
A propane tanker overturned on the Black Canyon and Maricopa Freeways in Phoenix causing nearly three hours of closures. Workmen righted the truck and no crack developed, avoiding fumes buildup and possible fire. Northbound Maricopa and southbound Black Canyon were blocked as residents were notified.
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Phoenix
UPS
Black Canyon
Maricopa
19Th Avenue
van Buren Street
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Israel
UPI Photo
Air Force Journal
Laguna
San Juan
Anne Craig
Laguna San Juan
Latena
North Hayden Rd
Chaparral & McDonald
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