[ RadSafe ] Radiation history

[Maury Siskel]

While searching for info on the German PBMR accident, Again came across 
the two history links known to most of you. But, pretty neat to go look 
back a little .......  <g>
Maury&Dog
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http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/chrono.htm

http://www.physics.isu.edu/radinf/hist.htm
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West German government revealed that on May 4, 1986 the 300-megawatt 
PBMR at Hamm released radiation after one of its spherical fuel pebbles 
became lodged in the pipe feeding the fuel to the reactor. Operator 
actions during the event caused damage to the fuel cladding.