After a series of incidents that could endanger the security at a nuclear plant in Sweden, officials in the Scandinavian country have called for new security measures. The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has placed the Ringhals nuclear plant, in the southwest of the country, under special supervision after a series of incidents. "The agency has on several occasions pointed out deficiencies that have been followed by measures from Ringhals, but the problems still remain," said Swedish Radiation Safety Authority official Leif Karlsson. According to reports, the first incident occurred late in 2008 and involved the failure of an automatic safety system to switch on. The second, at the start of 2009, involved faulty control rods that are designed to regulate nuclear activity. The nuclear watchdog also cited weaknesses in how officials at the nuclear plant carried out routines and how instructions were adhered to. Ringhals' four reactors produce up to one-fifth of Sweden's electricity.
The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) has placed the Ringhals nuclear plant, in the southwest of the country, under special supervision after a series of incidents.
"The agency has on several occasions pointed out deficiencies that have been followed by measures from Ringhals, but the problems still remain," said Swedish Radiation Safety Authority official Leif Karlsson.
According to reports, the first incident occurred late in 2008 and involved the failure of an automatic safety system to switch on. The second, at the start of 2009, involved faulty control rods that are designed to regulate nuclear activity.
The nuclear watchdog also cited weaknesses in how officials at the nuclear plant carried out routines and how instructions were adhered to.
Ringhals' four reactors produce up to one-fifth of Sweden's electricity.
Powertech Uranium Corp. said Wednesday it...has entered into option agreements with two landowners to buy 3,585 acres of land and its mineral and water rights adjacent to the company's Centennial Project... The company wants to use chemically treated water to dissolve uranium ore underground and pump it out for processing into fuel for nuclear power plants. The mining process is known as in-situ leaching.
The company wants to use chemically treated water to dissolve uranium ore underground and pump it out for processing into fuel for nuclear power plants. The mining process is known as in-situ leaching.
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