Ottawa ignores advice, plans plutonium fuel test

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Ottawa's agreement-in-principle at the 1996 Moscow Nuclear Safety Summit sets plans to burn surplus Russian and American plutonium known as Mox fuel. Tests aim to use plutonium to generate electricity in Canadian reactors on the Bruce Peninsula. However, the Commons Committee on foreign affairs sees that the proposal poses environmental risks. Plutonium decays slowly and can remain radioactive for thousands of years. Some quarters have expressed concern over possible consequences of stolen plutonium in the hands of terrorists.

Government regulation, All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing, Plutonium

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F-16s cover jet's return after smoker's tantrum

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F-16 fighters escorted a Toronto-bound Air Canada jet carrying 137 passengers back to Los Angeles when an enraged passenger began spewing anti-American remarks after he was caught smoking in the bathroom.

United States, Legal issues & crime, Scheduled Airlines, Scheduled Air Transportation, Air Transportation, Scheduled, And Air Courier Services, Safety and security measures, Crimes against, Airlines, Terrorism, Air Canada

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