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French Institute Suspects Nuclear Accident in Russia or Kazakhstan in September

posted by mrpg on Sunday November 12 2017, @01:01AM   Printer-friendly
from the From-Russia-with-radioactive-pollution dept.

looorg writes:

According to the French nuclear safety institute IRSN there might have been a nuclear accident in Russia or Kazakhstan in September. So far no news from the Russians.

A cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe in recent weeks indicates that an accident has happened in a nuclear facility in Russia or Kazakhstan in the last week of September, French nuclear safety institute IRSN said on Thursday.

The IRSN ruled out an accident in a nuclear reactor, saying it was likely to be in a nuclear fuel treatment site or center for radioactive medicine. There has been no impact on human health or the environment in Europe, the IRSN said.

[...] "Russian authorities have said they are not aware of an accident on their territory," IRSN director Jean-Marc Peres told Reuters. He added that the institute had not yet been in contact with Kazakh authorities.

This brings back flashbacks from when Chernobyl went boom in '86.

French institute suspects nuclear accident in Russia or Kazakhstan in September

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  • (Score: -1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:06AM (7 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:06AM (#595819)

    I farted, but I am in California. No, I can't see Russia.

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  • (Score: 2, Funny) by Ethanol-fueled on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:07AM (2 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:07AM (#595820) Homepage

    Dianne Feinstein? Is this you?

    • (Score: 2, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @06:06AM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @06:06AM (#595848)

      I've kept an eye on you. Your insightful trolling has significant parallels to my political machinations and I fight it very... exciting. I hope you'll attend my next gala fundraiser, I would just love to hear your ideas about taking a centrist political position. Bring flowers, I'm a more traditional woman.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @08:28AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @08:28AM (#595860)

        Huh, "traditional woman"! More like an old fart.

  • (Score: 2) by MostCynical on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:50AM (3 children)

    by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday November 12 2017, @02:50AM (#595830) Journal

    Radioactive? Would the methane dissipate first?
    https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/11/01/214250 [soylentnews.org]

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    • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @03:24AM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @03:24AM (#595835)

      Ru-106 half-life is ~1 yr; half-life of methane in the atmosphere is ~7 yr.

      • (Score: 3, Informative) by MostCynical on Sunday November 12 2017, @04:19AM (1 child)

        by MostCynical (2589) on Sunday November 12 2017, @04:19AM (#595837) Journal

        and it is unlikely that the IRSN were testing for methane..

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        • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @09:34AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Sunday November 12 2017, @09:34AM (#595865)
          Ruthenium (IV) oxide is volatile. So are some other ruthenium compounds.