"An explosion and subsequent fire damaged a transformer of the first power unit at France’s Tricastin nuclear power plant. No injured or dead have been reported.
The fire was put out in a matter of 20 minutes. No damage to the environment has been recorded.
Power unit 1 of the Tricastin plant was not in operation at the time of the explosion."
Quote: "What's that adage? If the US sneezes, the world catches a cold? Well, Greece has the full-blown flu and if its neighbours go down with it, Australia should be worried, writes David Potts." Down at the bottom: "The banks are hanging out for a surge in mining-related business investment, which has been on the drawing board for some time."
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Oil leaks:
EXXONMOBIL oil pipeline ruptured: Oil spill in Yellowstone River fouls water, miles of shoreline; cleanup under way
While: China's Largest Offshore Oilfield Leaking: Quote: "Chinese authorities finally confirmed that oil is gushing out of the Penglai 19-3 oilfield in the Bohai Sea. The oil leak was first detected in mid June according to Economy & Nation Weekly, but the news was kept from the public."
Oil leak closes Huntington Beach thoroughfare says L.A. NOW
The nuclear news:
Unit 1 at Prairie Island shutdown Friday - Operators shut down Unit 1 at the Prairie Island nuclear plant Friday afternoon to fix an oil leak on a turbine valve, officials said.
This plant is owned by Xcel Energy, I qoute their website: "In fall 2004, the Xcel Energy's board of directors authorized pursuing license renewal for up to 20 years for the Monticello and Prairie Island plants. The NRC renewed Monticello’s operating license in late 2006, allowing that plant to operate for an additional 20 years to 2030. Xcel Energy submitted the application to renew Prairie Island’s operating licenses in April 2008. A decision on that application is expected in 2011." (Read more here) And now they have an oil leak, how nice!
"Scientists predict this year's "dead zone" of low-oxygen water in the northern Gulf of Mexico will be the largest in history — about the size of Lake Erie — because of more runoff from the flooded Mississippi River valley."
"Scientists said the large dead zone will complicate the Gulf's recovery from last year's massive oil spill. After the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded on April 20, 2010, an out-of-control well owned by BP PLC. spewed about 206 million gallons of oil — 19 times more than the Exxon Valdez spilled."
Read the whole article: Scientists predict Mississippi River flood will lead to largest-known dead zone in the Gulf
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