– Ukraine’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant Suffers 2nd Emergency Shutdown In 3 Weeks (ZeroHedge, Dec 28, 2014):
Following a reported “minor” accident three weeks ago, Ukraine’s Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest and the 5th biggest in the world, was shutdown. The ‘glitch’ it appears has reoccurred as RT reports, one of the reactors at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant has automatically shut down. Causes are still being investigated.
- *UKRAINE’S LARGEST NUCLEAR PLANT REPORTS EMERGENCY SHUTDOWN: RT
As RT reports,
One of the reactors at the Zaporizhia Nuclear Power Plant has automatically shut down after a glitch. This is the second halt in operations in recent weeks at the plant in Ukraine’s southeast, which covers at least one fifth of the country’s power needs.
“Unit 6 at Zaporizhzhya NPP was disconnected from the network by the automatic system that prevents damage to the generator. The reactor is running at 40 percent of nominal power,” the plant’s official website says stressing that radiation at the facility is equal to the natural background, which is 8-12 microroentgen/hour.
This accident took place on Sunday morning at 05:59 am local time (03:59 GMT). Causes are still being investigated, while the Energy Ministry hopes to restart the unit in the coming days. The remaining five reactors continue to generate an estimated 4,530 MW.
The previous incident at Zaporizhia NPP happened on November 28, but the fact went public five days later, when Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk revealed it during the first session of his new cabinet.
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Of course, there is no way to actually know what is happening on the ground as the NPP is located close enough to the “fog of war”, that its status, and updates thereof, could merely be part of the fog of war. That said, if there is an unspoken message here by Ukraine, which recently handed over its gold to unknown “Western” interests, and suddenly feels neglected by its western allies (as its central bank head is about to find out personally), it is targeted directly at the IMF: “hand over more loans, or the nuclear power plant gets it.”
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Which raises the following question…
#Zaporizhia IS it logical to have Nuclear Power Plants in an UNSTABLE, financially BROKE Country? @DrHCaldicott pic.twitter.com/OzJuDLqpth
— MP Garza (@mpgarza2012) December 4, 2014
Got Dr Clark’s Lugols Iodine solution?
Am I alone in recalling the spat over the compatibility between Westinghouse Rods and the Russian rods for which Ukraine’s reactors were designed?
The Russians foretold possible problems if U.S. rods were just inserted willy-nilly.
Looks like they were right.
http://www.kyivpost.com/content/ukraine/fuel-duel-326535.html
I remember, and agree with friend, Stanley. Even more ironic is the fact the Ukraine is being run by a US puppet government…….
All the stuff we developed I thought was so good has become a weapon of one sort or another. Even weapon power that nuclear warned of appeared to be used for peaceful means. Now, we have Fukushima and now this………….
mess in the Ukraine.
We seem to be hitting the proverbial brick wall at 1000mph.
For those of you who think I am nuts about the impending break between the EU and US, read this article. I have another I will send you on the next posting. The EU, like the rest of the world is weary of US warmongering……..
http://rt.com/news/218271-eu-confrontation-ukraine-russia/
One more move by the master chess player. The US puppet government brewing discontent with Russia cannot pursue it with success when something like this happens……..
http://rt.com/business/218103-russia-coal-electricity-ukraine/
Marilyn,
I have tried to keep an open mind. And respect your experience.
Yet the more that develops, it confirms your focused assessment.
We must not forget that we are being constantly fooled.
Reality is not in front of us, but elsewhere, well beyond.
We must strive to find the truth. It is there.
Assuming it has more truth than the US established BULLSHIT, what can we hope for?
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/12/29/392342/obama-misinformed-on-russia-economy/
http://naturalsociety.com/new-level-monsanto-tries-patenting-natural-tomatoes/?utm_source=Natural+Society&utm_campaign=4fc2a3cd7f-Email+636%3A+12%2F24%2F2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f20e6f9c84-4fc2a3cd7f-323124317