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Originally posted by GypsK
so no it won't be another chernobil or fukushima.
Firefighters and the prefect have warned of potential radioactive leaks after a man was killed in an explosion at a nuclear waste treatment plant in the Gard. Regional newspaper Midi Libre said a furnace had blown up at around 11.45, killing the man and injuring four others, one of them seriously. The latter was flown to hospital by helicopter, the paper said. Firefighters have thrown a security cordon round the Centraco plant at Marcoule, which is run by an EDF subsidiary, Socodei. So far, no harmful material has escaped from the installation but both firefighters and the prefecture have warned of the risk of a leak. The plant processes waste considered to be of low or very low radioactivity, so as to make it stable and reduce its bulk. The explosion was in a furnace used to melt it down.
Originally posted by LightAssassin
reply to post by LilFox
Hold on. Whats 'right' about Nuclear Power? Can you please explain to me a 'right' way it's meant to be done that doesn't involve poisonous waste to our environment whatsoever?!?!?edit on 12-9-2011 by LightAssassin because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by MischeviousElf
Originally posted by GypsK
so no it won't be another chernobil or fukushima.
Oh wise Nuclear engineer.
Strange I always thought that the reactors WERE contained at Fukishima.
And that the problems and radiation leaks we saw and are experiencing were from a storage part of the buildings that held OLD nuclear fuel (just like this place) and not from any reactors?
None of the reactors breached at Fukishima did they not?
Oh the irony of armchair experts.
Elf
Originally posted by LightAssassin
reply to post by jameshawkings
Well we've known who's been pulling the strings for a while now. Not the Hebrews. The KHAZARS.
Maybe they've got the World hostage with this virus?
Maybe Jim Stone Freelance Journalist was right!!!!!edit on 12-9-2011 by LightAssassin because: (no reason given)
Criticality occurs when too much fissile material is in one place. Criticality can be achieved by using metallic uranium or plutonium or by mixing compounds or liquid solutions of these elements. The isotopic mix, the shape of the material, the chemical composition of solutions, compounds, alloys, composite materials, and the surrounding materials all influence whether the material will go critical, i.e., sustain a chain reaction. The calculations that predict the likelihood of a material going into a critical state can be complex, so both civil and military installations that handle fissile materials employ specially trained criticality officers to monitor operations and prevent criticality accidents.
Since 1945 there have been at least 60 criticality accidents. These have caused at least 21 deaths: seven in the United States, ten in the Soviet Union, two in Japan, one in Argentina, and one in Yugoslavia. Nine have been due to process accidents, with the remaining from research reactor accidents.
Originally posted by Cyanhide
reply to post by GypsK
Just out of curiosity what makes you think nuclear waste contains none to little radiation?The storage rooms contain fuel rods that have yet to be ' dismantled " or are dismantled already.So this is still a pretty big deal if you ask me.
Originally posted by boaby_phet
reply to post by GypsK
i have seen a few people here, sorry, replys (they may both have been you) stating that there are no reactors their.
this is not what bbc were saying. On tv they say they sucesfully took the reactors offline???
when they mention it next, ill take a decent transcript ...