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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. From one Academician to another... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Man's unfailing capacity to believe what he prefers to be true rather than what the evidence shows to be likely and possible has always astounded me. We long for a caring Universe which will save us from our childish mistakes, and in the face of mountains of evidence to the contrary we will pin all our hopes on the slimmest of doubts. God has not been proven not to exist, therefore he must exist.

    Academician Prokhor Zakharov

  2. Kiss Kiss, Bang Bangalore by Expertus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Russia hopes to export the power plants for use in seas from the Indian Ocean to the Arctic. "These jobs are killing us!"

    "Outsourcing, take them away!"

    -ZAP-

    "It's a miracle! They moved our factory to a third world country!"

    "Now I have more time to play the lottery, CA-CHING!"

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  4. I have 84 million dollars that I need to invest... by GR8_GRM_RPR · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Due to circumstances beyond my control I am unable to properly invest 84 million dollars. The money originated from a royal family forced to flee Nigeria. If you provide me with your bank account number and password I would be able to transfer the 84 million dollars through your account to the russian government to help spur innovation in the field of floating nuclear technology.... http://paleo-future.blogspot.com/2007/03/sea-city- 2000-1979.html

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    Have Tardis, will travel.