Russia Calls For Stricter Nuclear Safety Rules On Anniversary Of Chernobyl

[Keith Bee]

Source: Huffington Post

KIEV, Ukraine -- Russia's president argued Tuesday that tough international guidelines could help prevent accidents like the massive Chernobyl meltdown, defending nuclear energy during solemn ceremonies commemorating the 25th anniversary of the worst nuclear accident in history.

Dmitry Medvedev and Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych took part in a religious service outside Chernobyl's damaged No. 4 nuclear reactor, laying the first stone of a monument to cleanup workers and laying bouquets of red roses at another monument to Chernobyl victims.

Medvedev said he has invited world leaders to work on rules for safer nuclear energy. His economic adviser, Arkady Dvorkovich, said Russia forwarded its proposals to leaders of other Group of Eight countries Tuesday, and he hoped they would be discussed at next month's summit in France.

"It's of utmost importance that we understand what kind of force humankind is dealing with so that our solutions ... meet the challenges of nuclear energy," Medvedev said.

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/26/russia-nuclear-safety-chernobyl_n_853822.html

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Amazing how Vladimir Putin can work Medvedev's lips that way. (Yanukovych's, too, for that matter.) Still, ol' Vlad is no match for Dick Cheney.

[bananas]

1. We need stricter rules and a plan to phase them out.

It's time for the world to move to renewables.

[upi402]

2. ^+1,000 n/t