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Explosion in a nuclear plant in France, no details yet. Hope it is nothing bad...
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Bioengineer01 said:Explosion in a nuclear plant in France, no details yet. Hope it is nothing bad...
tsutsuji said:Although the header at http://www.irsn.fr/FR/Documents/france.htm claims the data are updated every 4 hours, I am not seeing any update more than 4 hours after the 11:50 AM 60 nSv/hour data.
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Bodge said:There have been no updates for air measurements since 11:50 on the 12th.
Why would they say that they update every 4 hours and then not update for nearly 48?
These probes were able to detect any abnormal rise of air radiations, with a measurement every 5 minutes, sent to the central control room in Le Vésinet. In normal time, only the daily average of every probe is published on the environment survey portal of the IRSN website. "When the contaminated air masses approached France, our website became saturated", Nathalie Chaptal-Gradoz says. "We took that opportunity to give updates about every four hours, published no longer every day but every hour. This enabled internet users to follow in near real time the radiation level on the whole territory.
page 18 http://www.irsn.fr/FR/IRSN/Publicat...rchives/Documents/IRSN_Reperes_10_08-2011.pdf (my translation)
Apparently they are not reporting because there is nothing signifiant to report. They plan an investigation.NEIMagazine said:There has been no release of radioactivity, and no protective action was required for the population after an explosion at a radioactive waste treatment facility near Marcoule in southern France killed one worker and injured four, one seriously, according to the French nuclear safety authority (ASN) said. There is also no risk of future radiation, according to a statement by parent company EDF.
The explosion occurred in a furnace dedicated to melting low and very low radioactive metallic waste (valves, pumps and tools). . . .
Injured people did not suffer from any radiological contamination and measurements conducted outside of the building have shown no trace of radioactive contamination.
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tsutsuji said:http://www.europe1.fr/France/Explosion-radioactivite-tres-faible-au-sein-du-four-714153/ The content of the furnace that exploded was 4 tons of material with a 67,000 Bq total, or 17 Bq / kg.
Astronuc said:Apparently they are not reporting because there is nothing signifiant to report.
A subsidiary of EdF (French utility) operates the plant. They have apparently reported that there was no release of radioactive material. If that is the case, then they should be measuring normal amounts of [mostly background] radioactivity around and outside the plant.swl said:I'm sorry, but I don't understand how that is apparent.
Might it be apparent, with all the bad publicity that Areva's industry has had over the past six months, that they'd be happy to report any the data indicating no-contamination?
Astronuc said:No leak after Marcoule explosion
http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2060607
13 September 2011
Apparently they are not reporting because there is nothing signifiant to report. They plan an investigation.
Seriously?desertlabs said:Astronuc said:No leak after Marcoule explosion
http://www.neimagazine.com/story.asp?storyCode=2060607
13 September 2011
Apparently they are not reporting because there is nothing signifiant to report. They plan an investigation.
I don't understand, if there's nothing significant, why WOULDN'T they report it.
It's not a nuclear plant (as in a commercial nuclear power plant or fuel fabrication facility), but the facility does process or recycle waste from medical, research and perhaps operating nuclear plants. There is a MOX fuel fabrication facility, AREVA's MELOX plant, nearby.Bioengineer01 said:Explosion in a nuclear plant in France, no details yet. Hope it is nothing bad...
I believe they plant personnel reported that there was no release of radioactivity, or otherwise whatever radioactivity was released, it was below reportable limits.desertlabs said:I don't understand, if there's nothing significant, why WOULDN'T they report it.
Astronuc said:the facility does process or recycle waste from medical, research and perhaps operating nuclear plants.
NUCENG said:Seriously?
"And now the news!
Today, in France, nothing significant happened. Film at eleven!"
Sorry, that just hit me funny!
desertlabs said:Alright...that's amusing the way you put it. But seriously, I only meant that since people are concerned, why wouldn't they report levels for a week or so?
Borek said:Agreed. Especially now, after Fukushima, lack of information may look as something is hidden, and it can only fuel antinuclear sentiments. It doesn't make sense to make it a headline, but reporting levels won't hurt.
Borek said:Agreed. Especially now, after Fukushima, lack of information may look as something is hidden, and it can only fuel antinuclear sentiments. It doesn't make sense to make it a headline, but reporting levels won't hurt.
Bodge said:Nice going liars:
http://www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?article23013
"it appears that the smelter contained at the time of the accident, a charge of about 4 tons of waste to an activity of 30 MBq and not 63 as originally KBq said the operator "
The explosion at the nuclear plant in Marcoule was caused by a fire in a furnace used to melt radioactive waste. The fire resulted in a blast that caused damage to the building and injured several workers.
According to initial reports, there was no significant release of radiation during the explosion at the nuclear plant in Marcoule. However, authorities are continuing to monitor the situation and investigate any potential environmental impacts.
Fortunately, there were no fatalities reported from the explosion at the nuclear plant in Marcoule. However, four workers were injured and one was in serious condition. The injured workers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
At this time, it is unclear how the explosion at the nuclear plant in Marcoule will affect the surrounding community. Authorities are working to contain the situation and minimize any potential impacts. It is important for residents to follow any safety precautions or evacuation orders issued by local authorities.
After the explosion, the nuclear plant in Marcoule was shut down and an investigation was launched to determine the cause of the incident. The plant will not resume operations until it is deemed safe by authorities. Additionally, stricter safety protocols and procedures may be implemented to prevent future incidents from occurring.