2 Die in Pakistan Nuclear Plant Accident
AP
23 Aprile 2008
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A gas leak sparked an explosion and fire Tuesday at a nuclear plant that is believed to produce enriched plutonium for Pakistan's atomic weapons program. Two workers were killed.
The Khushab heavy water plant was shut down while undergoing annual maintenance at the time, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said. The commission evacuated the plant but assured the public that there was no risk of exposure outside the sprawling facility southeast of the capital, Islamabad.
The "situation was immediately brought under control, and two workers lost their lives while controlling the incident," the commission said.
It said the leaking gas was burned off by plant equipment and that the cause was under investigation.
The government claims Khushab …
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