When the Navy conducted its atomic bomb tests at the Bikini Atoll in 1946, more than 90 people volunteered to man the ships stationed in the target area, so that scientists could gather data about the biological effects of the blasts.

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Reza Khazaneh, a former adviser to the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization (IAEO), told the semi-official news agency the tests will be carried out using "dummy" fuel rods without enriched uranium.

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The so-called stress tests will be performed on Europe's 143 working reactors and other atomic installations and will consider a range of factors, including seismic activity, flooding, and power loss at reactors.

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