Another retaining wall at Hungarian aluminum plant "will inevitably collapse"

[kristopher]

Officials: wall of Hungary sludge lake will fall
By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Writer © 2010 The Associated Press
Oct. 10, 2010, 8:10AM


KOLONTAR, Hungary — The wall of a reservoir filled with caustic red sludge will inevitably collapse and unleash a new deluge of red sludge that could flow about a half-mile (1 kilometer) to the north, a Hungarian official said Sunday.

That would flood parts of the town already hit by the industrial waste on Monday but stop short of the next town to the north.

Environmental State Secretary Zoltan Illes said recently discovered cracks on the northern wall of the reservoir at the alumina plant have temporarily stopped widening because of favorable weather conditions but will continue to expand, especially at night.

Disaster agency spokesman Tibor Dobson said engineers didn't detect any new cracks overnight, and the older cracks were being repaired, but that it was too soon to consider lowering the current state of alert. Protective walls were being built around the reservoir's damaged area to hold back any further spills and a 2,000-foot (620-meter) long dam was under construction to save the areas of the town of Kolontar not directly hit by Monday's disaster.

"I would describe the...

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7240443.html



This event, of course, provides a great basis for trust in this:
http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Hungary_inaugurates_first_stage_of_nuclear_waste_disposal_facility_999.html

[TheWraith]

1. Apparently by your definition Americans can't be trusted with anything either.

Since in your world, ALL members of a society are equally at fault for industrial accidents, and Deepwater Horizon was an American rig, then by extrapolation you yourself are responsible for spilling oil into the Gulf. Shame on you! :sarcasm:

See how ridiculous that sounds?

[bananas]

2. Maybe you need a few more cups of coffee.

[TheWraith]

3. Maybe the OP needs to stop slamming entire nations over industrial accidents perpetuated by a few.nt

[bananas]

4. He didn't slam the entire nation

[Nihil]

5. Of course not ... he merely linked two completely unrelated items ...

... whose only common thread is that they were in the same nation.

:eyes:

Or were you suggesting that he was merely a fanatic who was so desperate
to post on his favourite topic that he pointlessly ratholed his own thread
right from the start?

I wouldn't take it that far but I'll admit that it is an alternative
explanation that wouldn't be slamming the whole nation so you may be right.
:shrug: