French Nuclear Powerstation Explosion

[Jollyclub]

Bugger

[Sonic]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14883521

[youngsyr]

Seems to be a nuclear waste storage facility and decommissioning plant, not a nuclear power station:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14883521

[Marc W]

There seems to be some confusion currently over what it is, the reports I've just read say it was a waste storage facility that xploded and not an actual power plant.

[rxtx]

Must be this pixellated place, http://g.co/maps/afjgc

(I only looked to see how far it was from my mum's place)

[Mermaid]

Better start work on that underground bunker

[dudleybloke]

whoops.

[Happy82]

I blame Green extremists, can we bomb a rainforest?

[Lefty]

BBC saying "risk of leak"

Reuters saying "no risk of leak"

[dudleybloke]

i shall have great fun telling a girl i know that because of this her pug 206 is radioactive!

[davido140]

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[Mark.H]

davido140 said:

...the French are supposed to be world leaders in the technology.

Maybe the technology wasn't at fault here. Maybe some numpty is. Nobody can plan for every eventuality.

[The Hypno-Toad]

Iodine tablets! Get your Iodine tablets here! Get 'em while they're hot, they're lovely!

And the countdown to the Daily Soovy "Ban French killer cheese!!" story starts in 3..2..1..

[LooneyTunes]

Mark.H said:

Maybe the technology wasn't at fault here. Maybe some numpty is. Nobody can plan for every eventuality.

Whatever the cause, it won't help the acceptability of nuclear - which I think needs to increase if we're to enjoy little luxuries (like not having a rota to use the lights) into the future.

[Du1point8]

Bet it was a worker being an idiot and smoking near something flamable.

[Happy82]

LooneyTunes said:

Whatever the cause, it won't help the acceptability of nuclear - which I think needs to increase if we're to enjoy little luxuries (like not having a rota to use the lights) into the future.

I was reading, on BBC news of all places, that since the Japanese incident that more people in the UK are in favour of nuclear power (according to a poll).

[ramz]

oh for f***s sake -_-

I'm due to spend a week around Avignon starting next sunday. Didn't plan on glowing in the dark when I come back home!

[thinfourth2]

The greens will be absolutely over joyed they will get to be outraged and angry and really upset in public.


Right off to e-bay for a back-up generator

[hollydog]

no doubt it will effect the world economy and cost us billions again

Edited by hollydog on Monday 12th September 15:02

[spaximus]

If they could have done this last week the greens would have had something to say at their conferance.

No doubt the BBC green segment will spin this up to be a nearly disaster and how could we consider them over here.