The ATR canal

The ATR canal

The "canal" at INL's Advanced Test Reactor is a nuclear fuels storage tank and cooling pond. Fuels are placed well below the surface of the water for cooling, which can take 200 days or more.

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July 9, 2009 4:00 AM PDT

Photo by: Daniel Terdiman/CNET

 

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