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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Checks of Russian nuclear reactors fail safety hopes - and worse, leaked report reveals

Checks of Russian nuclear reactors fail safety hopes - and worse, leaked report reveals

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The exploded reactor at Chernobyl is a grim reminder of what is waiting in the wings unless Russia can undertake an expensive, extensive revamp of its nuclear policies.
A report stunning in its candor prepared for Russian President Dmitry Medvedev by state agencies concerned with the safety of the country's nuclear power reacotrs in the wake of Japan’s Fukushima disaster reveals that Russia’s atomic reactors are grievously under-prepared for both natural and man-made disasters ranging from floods to fires to earthquakes or plain negligence. Charles Digges, Maria Kaminskaya, 21/06-2011

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