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Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Mystery of Explosives at Swedish Nuclear Power Plant Deepens

Mystery of Explosives at Swedish Nuclear Power Plant Deepens

On 20 June Sweden ramped up security at its three nuclear power plants (NPPs) after explosives without a triggering device were found on a forklift on the grounds of the country's largest atomic power station at Ringhals, 45 miles south of Sweden's second-largest city, Goteborg, which has a population of 550,000 people.Nothing to see here, move along - authorities said that while police were investigating possible sabotage, even if there had been a blast it would not have posed any great danger.Sweden has 10 nuclear reactors at three NPPs, Ringhals,…Read more...

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