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April 15th,1952 Nuclear weapons detonation. On April 15th, 1952 the United States performed a nuclear bomb test. The test site was Nevada. The delivery method or operation type was air delivered. The test series was designated as Tumbler-Snapper. The test name was Baker. |
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April 15th,1955 Nuclear weapons detonation. On April 15th, 1955 the United States performed a nuclear bomb test. The test site was Nevada. The delivery method or operation type was tower. The test series was designated as Teapot. The test name was Met. |
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April 15th,1980 France came very close to a major nuclear accident. LA HAGUE, FRANCE - France came very close to a major nuclear accident when fire caused a breakdown of the cooling system at the waste dump and reprocessing plant at La Hague. The fire destroyed the transformer leaving the emergency generators without current. Electricity is vital for the pumps which work non-stop cooling the highly radioactive waste in the giant storage tanks. With the cooling system not working, the tanks began to boil. It was estimated that it would only take three hours before the water would evaporate and the waste would be spread into the atmosphere. With the failure of the electricity, everything went out of action - the instruments used for checking the Plutonium to make sure no critical mass is formed, the central instrument board, the intercom and loudspeaker system used to warn workers to evacuate. All areas of the plant were contaminated. It will take several months to repair the electrical installations. Authorities have tried to deny that any failure occurred. (W.I.S.E. Vol.2 No.4 p.15) |
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April 15th,1983 Incident at nuclear power plant. Incident at Turkey Point nuclear power plant (USA) |
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