Haaretz newspaper said Israel, said on Tuesday that experts from the Israeli nuclear reactor "Dimona" discovered more than 1,500 a malfunction in the reactor core aging.
The newspaper said that this information is displayed reactor nuclear scientists on the forum Affairs held this month in Tel Aviv.
The scientists used ultrasound to detect the state of the reactor core, who spoke by nuclear reactions, in 1537 and found a flaw in the way the work of the reactor.
The main problem faced by the reactor is that it can not replace his heart is made of aluminum, steel and cement.
Experts do not see the flaws mentioned a big problem, but that did not prevent the participants in the conference of anxiety on the development of the old reactor, which has been operating since 1963.
The newspaper reported that most of the research presented by scientists on the reactor focused on security instead of going inside, processes, and how to protect the reactor core from earthquakes or rocket attacks, in addition to protect workers from radiation.
It is noteworthy that the reactor is no longer working at the same pace in recent times, which require operation of new nuclear tests on the security level at a time.
The average age of nuclear reactors 40 years, while the age of Dimona more than half a century.
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