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Friday, January 25, 2013

Stronger Weapons Could Protect Used Atomic Material in U.S.

Stronger Weapons Could Protect Used Atomic Material in U.S.

A security officer receives machine-gun training in 2004 at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission this month proposed allowing the use of machine guns and "enhanced" weapons to guard spent nuclear fuel held in storage (AP Photo/Wade Payne). The United States could permit the use of rapid-fire and "enhanced" weapons to protect used atomic reactor material under a draft measure put forward this month by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Associated Press reported on Monday.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/nrc-seeks-higher-power-weapons-protect-used-atomic-material/

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