Nuclear Weapons 240 - Atomic Bomb Lost Of British Columbia In 1950 May Have Been Found

       Late on February 13th, 1950, a U.S. Air Force Corvair B-36 intercontinental bomber was flying over the northwest coast of Canada on a simulated nuclear bombing mission over the U.S when three of its engines caught fire. The Corvair B-36 was carrying a Mark IV atomic bomb containing uranium and five thousand pounds of conventional explosives.

Radioactive Waste 198 - New Process Can Immobilize Iodine-129 in Glass Logs At Room Temperature

       One of the biggest problems with nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons development is the radioactive waste that is created. Some of these waste materials can be dangerous for millions of years. There have been a variety of suggested approaches for locking such waste away. One system of waste disposal that the U.S.

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