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World's ten worst nuclear accidents ever

New Delhi:  The man who first developed the idea of a nuclear chain reaction was Hungarian physicist Leó Szilárd. The first successful detonation of a nuclear weapon was performed by the U.S. on July 16,

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 01, 2013 6:52 IST
10. Lucens Reactor Partial Meltdown- Switzerland

 

The Lucens reactor at Lucens, Vaud, Switzerland, was a small pilot nuclear reactor destroyed by an accident in 1969.



The accident was caused by water condensation forming on some of the magnesium alloy fuel element components during shutdown and corroding them. No casualties were reported.


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