Conflicting reports of radiation leaks at troubled Ukrainian nuclear plant.

[another_liberal]

According to official web site statements, everything is just fine at Europe's largest nuclear power plant, in southeastern Ukraine. However, documents have surfaced which raise serious doubts about those rosy claims.

Zaporozhye nuclear plant.


Radioactive leak at major Ukrainian nuclear plant – report.


A radioactive leak has been detected at Ukraine’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, the largest in Europe, a media report says, citing the country’s emergency services. Ukrainian officials have denied the report. LifeNews published what it claims is a leaked report by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, which denies an earlier assessment by the plant’s authorities that the radiation at the facility is equal to the natural background following an incident on Sunday. RT is trying to verify the report.

Ukrainian authorities have denied the Russian media report that a radioactive leak had taken place at the plant, Reuters reported. "The plant works normally, there have been no accidents," an energy ministry official told the news agency. No official comment on whether the leaked documents are authentic has been provided.

Two documents released by LifeNews appear to show that the plant's officials put deliberately misleading information on their website. The documents – both addressed to the head of the regional emergency services – state that radiation levels at the plant on Sunday and Monday were 16.8 times higher than the legally permitted norm.

By Monday, the levels had slightly increased – growing from 16.3 to 16.8 times higher, and Unit 6 was still shut down, the report said, contradicting the plant's statements that the problem had been fixed and that the plant was operating normally.

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Read more at: http://rt.com/news/218807-ukraine-nuclear-plant-leak/

[NuclearDem]

1. Wow, a state-owned media outfit reporting on the "findings" of a pro-Kremlin media outfit

about a country Russia is in conflict with.

[another_liberal]

3. Take it anyway you like it.

I'm hoping the whole thing turns out to be nothing at all, however . . .

[951-Riverside]

4. Sure my hair and teeth are falling out and I'm bleeding out of every orifice but...

Putin.

[NuclearDem]

5. Maybe LifeNews' next scoop will be about Ukraine buying yellowcake from Niger.

[another_liberal]

6. Damn!

You do cut to the chase, no doubt about that.

[FreakinDJ]

7. Maybe Putin could invade Ukrane to keep us Safe

Better to Radiate them over there then to Radiate them here

[another_liberal]

8. Yeah what a comedy . . .

Just full of laughs, isn't it?

[ornotna]

9. Ukraine Denies Russian Media Report

Ukraine Denies Russian Media Report of Radioactive Leak at Nuclear Plant.

KIEV — Ukrainian authorities have denied a report in pro-Kremlin media that a radioactive leak had taken place at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear plant, Europe's largest.

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Russia and Ukraine's relations have hit rock bottom since Moscow annexed Ukraine's Crimea peninsula and was accused by the West of sending troops to east Ukraine to support a rebellion against Kiev.

In the nuclear sphere, Moscow and Kiev are at odds over supplies on nuclear fuel after Ukraine said it wanted to replace some Russian supplies with fuel from U.S. firm Westinghouse. Moscow said the move would put the safety of Ukrainians and Europe in general in danger.

http://www.themoscowtimes.com/news/article/ukraine-denies-russian-media-report-of-radioactive-leak-at-nuclear-plant/513998.html

[arely staircase]

10. biggest rt story since....

[RobertEarl]

11. Not to worry

The nuke industry is always forthcoming, open, and honest with the general public whenever one of their facilities has a problem.

There are a few cases tho, when, in order to protect the environmentalists from shitting their britches, that they must withhold some information. This may be one of those?