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Russia's Nuclear Industry is a Disaster Waiting to Happen

Oilprice.com -- The state of Russia’s civilian nuclear power should be cause the entire planet to shudder: Radioactive waste deposal sites are full to the bursting point, and many reactors are outdated and fail to meet even the most basic of safety standards. In short, as one reads between the lines, a new disaster is pending.Russia, in many respects, is a “failed nuclear post-Soviet state.” The likelihood of terrorists getting their hands on nuclear bomb-making material on the Russian black market is extremely high.

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Submitted Jun 15, 2012 By: NOTSOGRN
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honda0105
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Message Posted: Jun 19, 2012 4:51:32 AM

we already saw that in the 1980s. As for the piece, someone needs to go back to skool and learn how to schpell.
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honda0105
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Message Posted: Jun 18, 2012 4:46:38 AM

bleeder: what infrastructure? Outside the big cities.. ummm... let's not talk.
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Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 3:17:20 PM

Thank you for posting.
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Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 5:23:33 AM

We might as get ready for this to happen, the only question is when?
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gravityhurts
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Message Posted: Jun 16, 2012 4:54:45 AM

I remember living in Germany when Chernobyl happened...not good
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melvindale
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 11:36:33 PM

You mean another disaster.

Chernobyl anyone?
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 11:15:56 PM

if they build reactors like they build cars and airplanes it's going to be a disaster .
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 11:02:52 PM

ain't that nice
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 11:01:46 PM

Dislike
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eblair54
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:59:22 PM

Wow. One can only hope that they wake up and do something about this.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:58:59 PM

Ok.
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crewsing
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:57:47 PM

Great...
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:57:39 PM

Nothing new from a socialist country.
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mabrams184
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:56:55 PM

We will help them when it all gos bad.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:53:32 PM

yet we expect them to take us to the international space station?
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:52:37 PM

We can't rely on Russia
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nru
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:49:05 PM

jeez, what next - we need a safe depository as well - why is it that we can't do this as a country.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:46:59 PM

scarey
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:46:30 PM

Could the movie "Sum of all fears" come true?
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:45:54 PM

And they call themselves a world power.
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wild3bill
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:45:33 PM

Friom the people who made Chernoble fAmous!
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:43:53 PM

OH NO..NOT ANOTHER CHERNOBYL!
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:40:40 PM

oops...
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:39:42 PM

Surprise, surprise....
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:34:11 PM

Russia is a disaster!
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:32:50 PM

This is not a good situation.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:32:40 PM

Probably old news. the Worlds disregard for safety and upkeep will be the end of the human race as we know it. We'll either kill each other in wars, or by making Mother Earth uninhabitable.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:32:19 PM

Ok
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:30:15 PM

Chernobyl, anyone?
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:26:14 PM

Not a good situation.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:25:02 PM

Did you expect anything better?
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:24:36 PM

It was bad enough when the USSR fell apart and there were questions about who had access to the nuclear missles in the various regions. Now we have to worry about the proper disposal of their nuclear wastes while crazy countries like Iran is a powder keg.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:24:16 PM

Surprised that a disaster hasn't already happened
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:23:05 PM

yes
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:22:58 PM

As if anyone is surprised.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:22:29 PM

It is
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:21:20 PM


Is anyone really surprised by this? Russia has been in political turmoil for years and no one is minding the nuclear store. Chernobyl may turn out to have been just a little blip when the big disaster hits.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:20:27 PM

Chernobyl, and everything else including the Potato Famine were caused by Bush; well, that is what we are told we should believe
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:18:37 PM

And they said we could not be entrusted with technology just after three mile island. Then Chernobyl happened. Blame Bush--oops he was just a shrub then.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:18:30 PM

I can see another Chernobyl coming.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:13:55 PM

Oh. Great!
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:11:31 PM

Why ?
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:11:06 PM

Always something.
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:04:09 PM

gr8
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:03:34 PM

That sucks
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 10:01:40 PM

reactor 4 at japan's tsunami/earthquake site would cause losses in the hundreds of millions if another major tsunami or earthquake hit in that area
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they want a bailout
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Stupid is as stupid does. They are third world
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Message Posted: Jun 15, 2012 9:58:47 PM

isn't everything they sell done on the black market? like selling weapons to syria.
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The clock is ticking.
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