【美国《核子周刊》1988年3月10日报道】美国能源部打报告给国会说,“急需”新的产氚军用反应堆,以便替代老化的军用堆。能源部一些设施的安全问题日益突出,至少需要一座新的军用堆。华盛顿州汉福德厂N堆因老化,将列为备用堆,三座“萨凡纳河”反应堆由于安全问题正在以设计功率的半功率运行。“萨凡纳河C堆”因反应堆容器裂纹无法修理而停堆。 [United States “Nuclear Weekly” reported on March 10, 1988] The U.S. Department of Energy reported to the National Assembly that “an urgent need” is for a new military parakeet to replace the aging military heap. The safety issues at some DOE facilities have become increasingly prominent and at least one new military reactor is needed. The N reactor at Hanford, Wash., will be classified as a backup reactor due to aging. The three “Savannah River” reactors are operating at half power of the designed power due to safety issues. The “Savannah C reactor” was shut down because the cracks in the reactor vessel could not be repaired.