nuclear
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Casias had been an administrative assistant at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where the first atomic bomb was developed and where nuclear weapon work continues, her family told local news outlets after her disappearance.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
France, which once depended on oil for electric generation, now relies mainly on nuclear.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Before her disappearance, Casias, 53, worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where leading defensive nuclear research is conducted and where the world's first atomic weapons were developed during World War II.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
No agreement was that close, the officials said, noting Iran hadn’t made a serious offer to limit its nuclear work.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But in the event of a nuclear accident, people who may be exposed to iodine 131 can take potassium iodide tablets, which provide enough non-radioactive iodine 127 to saturate the thyroid.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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