Scientists in the US plan to remove the 28,100kg stainless steel lid on one of the world's most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul.The Advanced Test Reactor at the Idaho National Laboratory is being refurbished and improved with new components and experimental capacity, the scientists said in interviews this week.The nine-month and US$170 million ($220 million) effort, called a core internals changeout, started last month and is scheduled to be finished around the end of the year.
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