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Chernobyl fires threaten release of radioactivity equivalent to major nuclear accident via Greenpeace

The fires first reported in the Chernobyl region on April 26th (the anniversary of the 1986 accident) threaten a major release of radioactivity, warns Greenpeace. If the fires spread to the heavily contaminated forests and land areas around the Chernobyl … Continue reading

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Forest Fire Near Ukraine’s Chernobyl Nuclear Zone Under Control: Prime Minister via The New York Times

KIEV — Ukrainian fire fighters have contained a large forest fire that threatened to spread toward the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear power plant and radiation levels in the area are normal, Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday. The blaze in … Continue reading

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Nuclear submarine on fire at Russian shipyard via RT

A fire has reportedly broken out at a Russian nuclear submarine during repair work at a shipyard in Severodvinsk. The cause of the fire is believed to be related to welding work on the sub. The United Shipbuilding Company confirmed … Continue reading

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Shut California’s Fukushima: Diablo Must Go via Reader Supported News

By Harvey Wasserman he catastrophe at Fukushima was not an accident. It’s unfolding again in California. The next west coast quake could easily shake the two reactors at Diablo Canyon to rubble. They are riddled with defects, can’t withstand potential … Continue reading

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Koster: Bridgeton landfill owners are withholding information on underground fires via kmov.com

(KMOV.com) — The Missouri Attorney General is asking a judge to force Republic Services to turn over information about the underground fire at the Bridgeton landfill. Attorney General Chris Koster thinks the owners of the landfill are holding back information … Continue reading

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Arkansas Nuclear Plant Explosion Goes Largely Unreported By National Media via Political Blindspot

You may not have heard – in fact, you almost certainly didn’t – unless you live in Pope County, Arkansas, but just before 8 a.m. this morning, December 9, an explosion rocked the Arkansas Nuclear One power plant. Only later … Continue reading

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Fire Contained at Arkansas Nuclear Plant via ABC News

A transformer caught fire at a nuclear power plant in Arkansas on Monday, forcing utility officials to take one of two units at the facility offline. […] Gregory said that, because of the fire, Unit Two was taken offline but … Continue reading

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BREAKING: Pope County 911 receives reports of explosion at Arkansas Nuclear One via River Valley Leader

Just before 8 a.m., Monday morning, December 9, reports of an explosion at Arkansas Nuclear One were made to Pope County 911 operators. At this time details have not been released in the explosion, but fire officials are reportedly responding … Continue reading

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Joseph M. Farley Plant in Dothan on alert via CBS42

Update: The alert was given due to an carbon dioxide release in the plant. Carbon dioxide is used in the plant to reduce fire hazards. It has since been isolated and both units of the plant are operating at 100 … Continue reading

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Transformer fire idles South Texas nuke plant unit via Bloomberg Businessweek

BAY CITY, Texas (AP) — Officials at a Texas Gulf Coast nuclear plant are assessing damage and trying to find a cause for a transformer fire that’s shut one of the two generating units. No injuries were reported in the … Continue reading

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