Leak closes French nuclear plant

[Ichingcarpenter]

Source: bbc

France's nuclear safety watchdog has ordered a plant in the country's south to temporarily close after a uranium leak polluted the local water supply.

The plant's operator has been told to improve safety procedures at the site.

Waste containing unenriched uranium leaked into two rivers at the Tricastin plant at Bollene, 40km (25 miles) from the popular tourist city of Avignon.

People in nearby towns have been warned not to drink any water or eat fish from the rivers since Monday's leak.

Officials have also cautioned people not to swim in the rivers or use their water to irrigate crops.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7502208.stm

[Eric J in MN]

1. So much for the argument that we should have more nuclear power plants...

...since it works so well for the French.

Meanwhile, John "McCain Sets Goal of 45 New Nuclear Reactors by 2030."

I disagree with building more nuclear plants. Instead, we could have so many more wind turbines than we do now.

[Indenturedebtor]

2. But then the people might actually own the energy supply

We just can't have that.

[NNadir]

10. So much for the argument that coal plants need to contain their spills

Apparently in some alternate universe, coal plants are allowed to spill billion ton quantities of dangerous fossil fuel waste, and there is NOT ONE fundie anti-nuke on this site who will remark on it.

In fact, dangerous coal plants are able to cause tremendous fatal accidents, and it generates zero threads. Coal plants are allowed to kill on a million person scale each year, and somehow only a non-fatal accident at a nuclear plant generates lots of attention.

If you want to know why the planet is dying, I suggest that the selective attention of people who are none too bright would be a good place to start.

Nuclear plants need not be perfect to be better than everything else. They merely need to be better than everything else, which they are.

[jeff30997]

3. Flush Sarkosy Dammit!

He's the French NEOCLOWN!

[Ian David]

4. It's all fun and games until you have a 200 foot tall mutant Jimmy Carter. n/t

[XemaSab]

8. Classic, classic SNL

:D

[Journeyman]

5. Many a mickle makes a muckle . . .

[mbperrin]

6. This can't be! SO MANY keep saying nukular is so

GREEN!


:nuke:

[Ichingcarpenter]

7. They are safe as long as

you don't swim in the rivers, water your crops, go outside or eat any fish.

[DCKit]

9. How much you want to bet *HE* doesn't post on this thread?

We Nnewcuelur Nnaysayers just won this round.

Nneener, nneener, nneener!!!