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Santa Fe New Mexican.com - AP - ALBUQUERQUE -- A federal oversight board is questioning the safety of a nuclear reactor at Sandia National Laboratories. The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Tuesday sent Sandia National Laboratories a letter saying a recent safety review of the Annular Core Research Reactor at Sandia raised concerns about unreliable safety systems. The review comes several years after watchdogs began questioning nuclear safety at the Albuquerque lab. Citizen Action says it doesn't believe the lab has ever adequately addressed questions about whether the facilities could withstand earthquakes, plane crashes or other potential hazards. Citizen Action executive director Dave McCoy notes that the lab is near Albuquerque's Sunport international airport and sits on a series of faults with earthquake potential.
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Board questions safety of Sandia reactor
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Uncrontrolled, sporadic rod motion! Who is the DNFSB kidding when they request a status report in 3 months? That's flat-out unacceptable! Pull the fuel, put it in the spent fuel pool, and FIX THE ROD CONTROL SYSTEM!
The DNFSB letter is here: http://www.dnfsb.gov/sites/default/files/Board%20Activities/Reports/Staff%20Issue%20Reports/Sandia%20National%20Laboratories/2012/sir_2012228_18581_115.pdf
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