Chernobyl is the Russian word for wormwood, I believe. That makes for a suitable name for the whole cleanup process: 'Wormwood Scrubs'. (Name of notorious British prison, btw.)
But seriously, folks. There's an issue that I'd like to have some informed comment on. I've heard that Western Europe, especially Germany, is phasing out nuclear power. Among the main steps that will be taken to keep up the capacity is to have gas pipelines from Russia.
But apparently this will probably mean an INCREASE in nuclear risk! Why? Because if the Russians sell their gas, then it seems that they'll just build more nuclear power stations for themselves, with designs that will be less safe than those for the superseded European plants!
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But seriously, folks. There's an issue that I'd like to have some informed comment on. I've heard that Western Europe, especially Germany, is phasing out nuclear power. Among the main steps that will be taken to keep up the capacity is to have gas pipelines from Russia.
But apparently this will probably mean an INCREASE in nuclear risk! Why? Because if the Russians sell their gas, then it seems that they'll just build more nuclear power stations for themselves, with designs that will be less safe than those for the superseded European plants!
Comments, anyone?