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Russia's Floating Nuclear Plants Under Fire From Greens

Posted by Zonk on from the not-friends-of-mr-fission dept.

slashdotmsiriv writes with a link to an International Business Times article about Russia's plan to build floating nuclear power plants (a subject we discussed some time ago). The project is getting a lot of flack over possible safety problems from green groups. "The first floating power plant will be named 'Academician Lomonosov.' Mikhail Lomonosov was an 18th- century Russian scientist who achieved worldwide acclaim for his work in chemistry and physics and was founder of Moscow's state university. Customers could include Russian state-controlled gas giant Gazprom, the northern region of Chukotka and countries from Namibia to Indonesia, according to industry sources."

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  1. Re:What about nuclear submarines? by Timesprout · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well fundamentally it's different because unlike the submarines the power plant cant launch missiles and torpedoes at you if you complain too much.

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  2. Protest Information by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 4, Funny
    There will be a meeting for anyone interested in protesting held in the woods about 2 miles outside of town at about 11pm tonight. Bring a shovel.

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  3. A bit outside their market..? by Archwyrm · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just how many light years away is this gas giant, Gazprom?

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  4. Re:20 journalists have died in Russia by HerrEkberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well, yes. The greens will not accept being murdered by anything as environmentally unfriendly as Polonium-210, thank you very much.

  5. Re:Surprising? by ArcherB · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think you can broaden your question to be "Has ANYTHING not taken flak from green groups?"

    The Amish

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  6. Re:Surprising? by Bluesman · · Score: 4, Funny

    Those damn Amish, what with their imprisoning animals and eating animal products.

    -Vegan environmentalist

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