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...conventional reactors, which use water as a coolant, the so-called liquid-metal "fast breeders" planned by the AEC will use liquid sodium, which is an extremely efficient thermal conductor. But since sodium also burns in air and reacts strongly with water, it requires elaborate safeguards to prevent a mishap that could leak radioactive materials...
Passengers were evacuated without mishap at Kendall and the Fire Department asked that the power be shut off between South Station and Harvard so that the blazes could be fought safely. Service was restored at 3:13 p.m. after the fires were extinguished. Another train pushed the disabled train to Harvard where it was removed from service...
Environmentalists predicted earthquakes or other disasters when the Atomic Energy Commission exploded a one-megaton nuclear device on Alaska's Amchitka Island in 1969. In fact, the feared mishap did not occur. Now the AEC is back for another round, and so are the environmentalists...
Harvard's worst mishap came in the mile run. Defending champion Jon Enscoe, running in the inside line, fell some 20 yards from the starting line when he was forced into the side rail by runners jockeying for position. His fall was greeted by shouts from the crowd for the officials to "shoot the gun" and recall the race...
...first twelve months of service. The statistics would have been the same if the 747 had moved the entire population of Ireland from London to San Francisco. Most important, the 747 accomplished its job without a single fatal accident. No other aircraft has flown so far without serious mishap. Today, 100 big 747s fly for 18 airlines, and without them the skies might be considerably more crowded. To carry the same number of passengers -250,000 per week-would require a fleet...