IRAN DISCOVERS HUGE URANIUM RESERVE

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkT1ntXZQHM7nIgFM7i6sYjZaf3NQ7wgVBPLO0FBT91yZ0By7ua7Cm_6_ADobaRRfwbvOyWv3hrDAQhV7JxohIr-yHEYwJHd4wP7cIaED_5Zd0Y9lJGWPEGKMc77Mv4shoDdYc96M5YQ/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZkT1ntXZQHM7nIgFM7i6sYjZaf3NQ7wgVBPLO0FBT91yZ0By7ua7Cm_6_ADobaRRfwbvOyWv3hrDAQhV7JxohIr-yHEYwJHd4wP7cIaED_5Zd0Y9lJGWPEGKMc77Mv4shoDdYc96M5YQ/s640/00000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Iran has discovered a large reserve of uranium and is going to start extracting the radioactive element soon, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization said on Saturday. "The important thing is that before aerial prospecting for uranium ores we were not too optimistic, but the new discoveries have made us confident about our reserves," Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi said, adding that uranium exploration had covered about two-thirds of the country and would be complete in the next four years, the IRNA state news agency reports. The discovery comes just two months after Iran and six world powers signed a nuclear deal and may change previous assessments that Iran will need to import uranium because of low supplies.<br /> <br /> From RT Newsline

IRAN DISCOVERS HUGE URANIUM RESERVE

Iran has discovered a large reserve of uranium and is going to start extracting the radioactive element soon, the head of Iran's Atom...

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TYPHOON ETAU: Damaged Fukushima Drainage System; Leaks more radioactive water

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aoScxnUgL7SjQ2iBdxPr2-EhtWW49e2ZfJ_D9tdWDJpuoY29VCNPC3BhliFBJ7BDKtQo4lTFktsacsgel152fHdZnEmBZ2ykR_dR6y-u_4UZoCzoCiOf032RZZH6dpfoECziHolKr_c/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6aoScxnUgL7SjQ2iBdxPr2-EhtWW49e2ZfJ_D9tdWDJpuoY29VCNPC3BhliFBJ7BDKtQo4lTFktsacsgel152fHdZnEmBZ2ykR_dR6y-u_4UZoCzoCiOf032RZZH6dpfoECziHolKr_c/s640/00000.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> Flooding from Typhoon Etau has caused new leaks of contaminated water to flow from the Fukushima nuclear power station into the ocean. The incident came after a rush of water overwhelmed the site’s drainage pumps.<br /> <br /> Typhoon Etau brought lashing rains, floods and storm winds to Japan. Tens of thousands of Japanese people have been ordered to leave their homes across the country.<br /> <br /> Tokyo Electric Power CO. (TEPCO) informed the public today that hundreds of tons of radioactive water had leaked from the facility, but maintained that the incident posed no risk to the environment. Large quantities of contaminated water need to be stored in special reservoirs that were used to cool melted fuel rods from reactors at the TEPCO site, which was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami of 2011.<br /> <br /> TEPCO had acknowledged the risk of the typhoon to the nuclear site on Tuesday, outlining the preventative measures it was taking.<br /> <br /> “For heavy rains, TEPCO has standard procedures to install rainwater guttering on the upper part of the water storage tanks and also to construct dikes around groups of tanks, which is applied to all of the recently added storage tanks,” said the statement adding that “the drainage systems on the premises are most active during heavy rains to keep the site from flooding.”<br /> <br /> Despite Tuesday’s statements asserting that the drainage system would protect the nuclear plant station and the operator company was ready to face the typhoon, today’s announcement would imply that TEPCO’s efforts weren’t enough.<br /> <br /> To deal with the new leaks, TEPCO said on Thursday that it was sealing off the seaside of the nuclear plant with an “impermeable wall” which would “play a crucial role” in preventing contaminated groundwater from reaching the ocean.<br /> <br /> Japan’s Meteorological Agency warns that many parts of the country, including the Fukushima prefecture, are still at great risk of heavy rains and further flooding, the International Business Times reports.

TYPHOON ETAU: Damaged Fukushima Drainage System; Leaks more radioactive water

Flooding from Typhoon Etau has caused new leaks of contaminated water to flow from the Fukushima nuclear power station into the ocean. Th...

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