Arkansas Major Oil Spill & Nuclear Plant Accident Kills One & Injures Three.

One dead, three injured in Arkansas nuclear plant accident

By Sofia Perpetua, NBCNews.com

An accident at an Arkansas nuclear power plant at 7:45 a.m. local time resulted in the death of one worker and left three injured, but did not cause radiation and it is not a public health risk, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.

"There was no nuclear release of any kind," said Ed Barham, a spokesman for the Arkansas Health Department.

The accident took place in Russellville, a city with 28,000 residents, about 81 miles from Little Rock.

“There is no danger to the public,” said Entergy Operations, Inc, owner of the plant, Arkansas Nuclear One, in a statement.

KTHV, a Little Rock television station, reported that residents heard a large boom at the time of the incident.

According to Entergy, part of generator fell as it was being moved and the plant automatically shut down.

The injured workers have been transported to a nearby hospital.

“Our greatest sympathy is with the family and friends of the employee who lost his life, and with those who sustained injuries,” said Jeff Forbes, executive vice president and chief nuclear officer.

The accident is classified as an "unusual event," the lowest of four emergency classifications by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Entergy said.

The company delivers electricity to 2.8 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and has approximately 15,000 employees.

Arkansas Nuclear One provides 30 percent of the state’s energy, according to the plant’s website.

Source: NBC

Arkansas Hit with Nuclear Accident and Major Oil Spill

Arkansas Nuclear One Reactor and ExxonMobil Pipeline Both Suffer Major Accidents

The Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear reactor – operated by Entergy – suffered an accident yesterday which killed one and injured 8 workers.

The plant vented steam to cool the reactor.  Air detection teams have been deployed to the area, and local residents are worried.  See this, this and this.

Only 40 miles from the nuclear plant, Arkansas was hit with a major oil spill.

NBC News is reporting that an ExxonMobil pipeline rupture near Little Rock Friday evening has resulted in a “major oil spill,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency.  And see this.

Why are nuclear and fossil fuel disasters happening at the same time?  Because the accidents are caused by the exact same thing:  greed.

source: GLOBAL RESEARCH

What's That Mucky Sludge?

"A mysterious sludge scared swimmers out of the water at some of Melbourne's most popular beaches yesterday, as authorities struggled to explain what exactly it was.

The shallow waters around Safety Beach and Mount Martha were filled with the greasy, black substance that stretched for several kilometres.

"It's a bit oily, when you come out you're all black and greasy," a beachgoer told Nine News.

"You don't know if it's safe to swim in or not, but being so hot you've got no choice," another said.

Mt Martha resident Drew Mayer told Nine News beachgoers just wanted to know what was going on.

"We rang the EPA [Environmental Protection Authority] and they couldn't tell us, they said they don't work on a weekend," he said.

A spokesperson for the EPA said an algal bloom had been moving around Port Phillip Bay, but was unsure if it was the same thing.

If it is algae the EPA warns swimmers could develop skin irritations and should shower after contact with water, Nine News reported.

The EPA has rated water quality for 26 of Melbourne's 36 beaches as "poor" today as rain is due to wash bacterial pollution into Port Phillip Bay.

Water quality was rated "fair" yesterday for all 36 beaches despite the mysterious sludge, as bacteria levels were low.

The EPA tests water bacterial levels but is not responsible for testing for algae, The Age reports."
source: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8410643






January 02, 2011 - Those living along Nigeria's coastline said on Monday that officials are not doing enough to clean up last month's deep sea oil spill.

Thirteen coastal villages are thought to have been affected by the incident at Shell's Bonga oil field on December 20th.

Environmental groups said local beaches have been coated with black sludge and drinking water has been polluted.

Shell shut down its oil platform following the spill.

The company denied that any of the oil has washed up on the coast.

http://www.euronews.net/