INL pioneered technology that may have been used in Russian explosion. Here's why it was abandoned [View all]
The explosion at a secret Russian test site that killed five nuclear scientists and spread radioactive contamination to surrounding communities may come from a technology pioneered at the Idaho National Laboratory in the 1950s.
Or maybe not. The details remain shrouded in a combination of lies, secrecy and mystery.
What we do know is the United States abandoned the entire idea of nuclear-powered airplanes and missiles after thoughtful people asked, “What happens if it crashes?”
The story of the Russian explosion Aug. 8 came out in dribs and drabs with reports of the five deaths, the injuries of others but no radiation releases. Then a nearby city in the Arkhangelsk region on the White Sea reported elevated radiation levels.
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