Small Radioactive Leak Reported at Norwegian Reactor

Norwegian authorities say there has been a small leak of radioactive iodine at a nuclear reactor in Halden, in southern Norway.   Officials said Tuesday that the leak posed no risk to workers at the plant or the environment.   Plant officials said a technical failure during the handling of fuel led to the release of radioactive Iodine-131 and -132 to the reactor hall. They said staff were immediately evacuated and “no employees have received any radioactive doses of...

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