Nation IN BRIEF : MASSACHUSETTS : Truck Crash Opens Nuclear Container
A truck carrying nuclear reactor fuel near Springfield, Mass., crashed into a car and burst into flames, opening one fuel container but releasing no radioactive material, authorities said. The car’s driver and two people aboard the truck were injured. The truck carried 12 armored metal containers, each containing two assemblies of steel fuel rods containing radioactive uranium dioxide pellets, officials said. One container was partially opened, but the fuel rods inside were not damaged, said Paul Harris, a federal nuclear inspector.
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