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2005-12-16 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Blast at Russian nuclear plant kills one

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Posted by Glenmore 2005-12-16 08:17|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "The blast happened in a smelter at the plant"
A smelter is a peripheral operation, not a part of the power plant. So the blast was not "at" the plant as the "China Syndrome" headline writers infer. This was no TMI.

Posted by Darrell 2005-12-16 09:14|| 2005-12-16 09:14|| Front Page Top

#2 If Maclean's is right, the two injured people were burned over 90 percent of their bodies.

The guy who died might have been the lucky one. If those guys make it, they are in for some extremely rough times. May God have mercy on them.

Posted by Desert Blondie 2005-12-16 09:14|| http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com]">[http://azjetsetchick.blogspot.com] 2005-12-16 09:14|| Front Page Top

#3 They were smelting scrap metal, an explosive operation if there ever was one. All kinds of things get mixed in with the scrap. Everything has to be strictly controlled, or you get a splashback. Nasty!

My dad's brother was burned over 80% of his body when he was caught in a smelter splashback at the steel mill in Houston where he worked. It took him nine months to die.

Posted by Old Patriot">Old Patriot 2005-12-16 15:12|| http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/]">[http://oldpatriot.blogspot.com/] 2005-12-16 15:12|| Front Page Top

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