Explosion at Russian nuclear plant

[NorCalAshnjikov]

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/eu...lant.blast.ap/

Explosion at Russian nuclear plant
Three people badly burned; radiation normal, Russia says

Friday, December 16, 2005 Posted: 0657 GMT (1457 HKT)


An explosion ripped through a smelter at a Russian nuclear power plant outside the northern city of St. Petersburg but radiation levels were normal, Russia's nuclear agency said Friday.

Rosenergoatom said three people were badly burned in the blast Thursday at the Leningrad nuclear power plant. The smelter was located in the second unit, which had been shut down for major repairs in July, the agency said. A unit generally contains a reactor.

"There were no violations of safety levels and operating conditions of the energy units of the Leningrad nuclear plant," Rosenergoatom said in a statement.

The RIA-Novosti news agency quoted the Emergency Situations Ministry as saying that the blast occurred in an industrial zone in the city of Sosnovy Bor. The ministry said that two of the three people injured had burns over 90 percent of their bodies.

[NorCalAshnjikov]

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/eu...lant.blast.ap/

Explosion at Russian nuclear plant
Three people badly burned; radiation normal, Russia says

Friday, December 16, 2005 Posted: 0657 GMT (1457 HKT)


An explosion ripped through a smelter at a Russian nuclear power plant outside the northern city of St. Petersburg but radiation levels were normal, Russia's nuclear agency said Friday.

Rosenergoatom said three people were badly burned in the blast Thursday at the Leningrad nuclear power plant. The smelter was located in the second unit, which had been shut down for major repairs in July, the agency said. A unit generally contains a reactor.

"There were no violations of safety levels and operating conditions of the energy units of the Leningrad nuclear plant," Rosenergoatom said in a statement.

The RIA-Novosti news agency quoted the Emergency Situations Ministry as saying that the blast occurred in an industrial zone in the city of Sosnovy Bor. The ministry said that two of the three people injured had burns over 90 percent of their bodies.

[BattleRifleG3]

Figured merging the two threads would make the most sense.

[NorCalAshnjikov]

Whoops. I thought I pasted the right title, but when I submitted it was the URL. Then I edited the node title, and I thought it was the same node, go figure.

[BattleRifleG3]

I found them as two separate threads, and merged them with my awesome moderator powers.

[silentknight]

Off subject, but that's a nice new avatar you have there BRG3

[BattleRifleG3]

Thanks, figured Narnia warranted a new avatar.

why a centaur ?

[BattleRifleG3]

Cause he kicks arse! You see the movie, BP?
And Sorry NC for the unintentional thread hijack.

Originally Posted by BattleRifleG3

You see the movie, BP?

no I haven't yet..I read the book when I was in 7th grade..I did a book report on it