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Associated Press: No aging problem has been more vexing or dangerous in nuclear power plants than the tendency of reactors to grow brittle.
This stubborn problem threatens the main radiation barrier at the plants: the garage-size steel vessels that cradle tons of radioactive fuel.
In certain emergencies, these vessels would flood with cooling water. If the vessel walls are too brittle, they could shatter and spew their radioactive contents into the environment.
This kind of accident is most likely to occur......
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Radiation bombards reactors, make them brittle
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on June 20th, 2011
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