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- From: zika@gn.ecn.purdue.edu (Michael Zika)
- Subject: Re: NEWS: Chernobyl's Number Three Reactor Restarts
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.042828.1717@gn.ecn.purdue.edu>
- Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network
- References: <Greenpeace.19Nov1992.1648@naughty-peahen>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 04:28:28 GMT
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- In article <Greenpeace.19Nov1992.1648@naughty-peahen> Greenpeace via Jym Dyer <jym@mica.berkeley.edu> writes:
- >[Greenpeace Press Release from Greenbase -- Redistribute Freely]
- >
- >CHERNOBYL'S NUMBER THREE REACTOR RESTARTS
- >
- >LONDON October 16, 1992 (GP) Greenpeace has received information
- >today that the third reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant
- >is starting up today.
- >
- >The Chernobyl power station is scheduled to be closed at the end of
- >1993, however, the Ukrainian authorities say they need the
- >remaining units over the winter months.
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- No debate that the RBMK design is poor at best...
-
- Interesting question: Which is preferred: The threat of another
- Chernobyl style nuclear disaster, or the threat of violent social
- upheaval in the Ukraine this winter if there is no heat (to go
- along with the lack of food, work, etc., etc.)
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- Michael Zika (zika@ecn.purdue.edu) | Hey don't ask me "why?",
- Purdue University | I'm still working on "how?" !
- School of Nuclear Engineering |
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