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Climate change’s impacts on the nuclear industry – wildfires shut down parts of Idaho nuclear research site

Idaho nuclear research site shuts down some operations because of wildfire
The public has not been threatened as the 90,000-acre blaze burns near the Idaho National Laboratory, NBC News, July 24, 2019, By Phil Helsel

A brush fire that has burned about 90,000 acres in Idaho has curtailed much of the staff at one of the nation’s leading nuclear research facilities, officials said Tuesday.

No injuries have been reported, and there has been no damage or threats to buildings at the Idaho National Laboratory since the fire was sparked in grassland near the center about 6:30 p.m. Monday.

“The public has not been threatened at all,” Juan Alvarez, chief operations officer for the national lab, said at a news conference Tuesday…….. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/idaho-nuclear-research-site-shuts-down-some-operations-because-wildfire-n1033266

July 25, 2019 - Posted by | climate change, USA

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