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A local news photographer was filming a car accident when an 18-wheel truck lost control and slammed into the scene
A Freak Radioactive Refueling Accident Killed This Russian Submarine
Lion Air crash investigators tell victims' families 737 MAX design flaws linked to accident
Mechanical and design issues contributed to the crash of a Lion Air 737 MAX jet last October, Indonesian investigators told victims’ families in a briefing on Wednesday ahead of the release of a final report. Contributing factors to the crash of the new Boeing
Putin's test missile failed and exploded in deadly nuclear accident
Camp Shelby accident: What you need to know about the camp where 22 paratroopers were hurt
Reactor at worst US nuclear accident site finally closed
The last reactor at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was finally shut down Friday, marking the end of the operation of the site of the worst civilian nuclear accident in US history. The plant’s first reactor — which went online in September 1974 — was shut down at noon local time (1600 GMT), according to the plant’s owner Exelon, and the site will be dismantled in the coming weeks. On March 28, 1979, the second reactor experienced a cooling problem that — coupled with a human error — resulted in the partial melting of the reactor and the evacuation of 14,000 people.
Russia finds radioactive isotopes in test samples after accident
Russia’s state weather agency said on Monday it had found the radioactive isotopes of strontium, barium and lanthanum in test samples after a mysterious accident during a test at a military site earlier this month. The deadly accident on Aug. 8 caused a brief rise in radiation levels in the nearby city of Severodvinsk. President Vladimir Putin later said the mishap occurred during testing of what he called promising new weapons systems.