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Guinness himself seems removed from such mad scenes. Like George Smiley, the most interesting character of his later years, he is more of a reactor than an initiator, an amused but always clear-eyed observer. Part of that ironic aloofness may come from his childhood. His mother lived from hand to mouth, and he never knew who his father was. He was forced to adapt, and he has been doing that ever since, making a brilliant career out of pouring himself into a myriad of molds. He is now a little startled, however, to discover some of his mannerisms...
Hirsch cited two incidents in the mid-1970s in which he said the security of MIT's reactor was less than adequate...
Cambridge officials will begin investigating MIT's nuclear research reactor later this month, responding to concerns that it is vulnerable to terrorist attack...
...facility, built in 1958 and used for materials testing and experiments in nuclear medicine, is the second most powerful research reactor in the country. Its fuel, a highly-enriched form of uranium, could potentially be stolen by terrorists who want to build nuclear bombs, said David C. O'Connor, director of the Cambridge Department of Emergency Management...
...intruder broke into the reactor but stole nothing. He left a note at the site saying that he broke into the building in order to demonstrate the weakness of the security system, but soon after turned himself over to the police...