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2007-08-05 India-Pakistan

Oldest nuclear reactor in Asia to be moved

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Posted by john frum 2007-08-05 15:04|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Apsara was named by Nehru when he likened the blue Cerenkov-radiation to the beauty of the Apsaras - the dancers in the court of the God Indra.

Posted by john frum 2007-08-05 15:13|| 2007-08-05 15:13|| Front Page Top

#2 The second oldest reactor CIRUS (Canada India Research U.S.) will be shut down rather than moved.

CIRUS, an NRX type reactor, was supplied by Canada in 1954, but used heavy water supplied by the US (hence its name).

Canada wants it shut down before it will sell Uranium to India.

Posted by john frum 2007-08-05 15:21|| 2007-08-05 15:21|| Front Page Top

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