Seven steel-shielded cases, containing 6.5 kilograms of enriched uranium, arrived here yesterday by steamer from the United States for Israel’s first atomic reactor. The reactor, constructed with American aid, is expected to go into operation by the end of April.
The plant’s director and experts of Israel’s Atomic Energy Commission were on hand to subject the shipment to close inspection for possible radioactivity leaks, but found none. The cases were sent by truck, under police escort, to Nebi Rubin, south of Tel Aviv, where the reactor is located.
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