-Caveat Lector- Comrades: There have been many, many reports of electrical fires, breakdowns this entire year particularly in the former Soviet Union. Among these reports of necular facilities that bearly escape one mishap after another.... wasn't Russia one of the countries most behind in any kind of Y2K remediation? "Death by 10,000 paper cuts!" Russia'S Nuclear Scare Is Omen Source: Dayton Daily News Publication date: 2000-09-29 Arrival time: 2000-09-30 KREMLIN APPARATCHIKS WOULD have been proud. On Sept. 13, a Russian news agency reported the scariest nuclear near-miss since Chernobyl by saying, `The Beloyarsk nuclear power plant . . . restored its regular working regime today after a major power cut that paralyzed the area last weekend.' Here's the Scripps Howard News Service translation: A "nuclear catastrophe" involving Russia's aging electrical grid was narrowly averted, but "such close escapes could be expected with growing frequency.' A short circuit in poorly maintained equipment may have sparked a sudden reactor blackout. Before it was over, the reactor and a plutonium processing plant had spiraled toward meltdown. And Russia reportedly came within half an hour of plunging into another Chernobyl, the 1986 accident that fanned a vast radioactive cloud across northeastern Europe and may have resulted in up to tens of thousands of deaths. This spring, President Clinton pledged substantial aid to Ukraine to help close Chernobyl and replace the power it generated. Western nations may have to consider a similar strategy for Russia, unpalatable as it may be. That impoverished nation depends heavily on aging nuclear plants it lacks the resources to maintain. Helping may be far less costly - and painful - than coping with a major accident with global repercussions. But Russian leaders also have a price to pay. To get the help that could keep their country from nuclear disaster, they must be far more willing to let others inspect their plants to assess potential dangers. http://cnniw.yellowbrix.com/pages/cnniw/Story.nsp?story_id=14376682&ID=cnniw &scategory=Energy%3ANuclear -- Martin Thompson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]), October 01, 2000 Sig Heil! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
