Fire at Swedish nuke plant — Reactor shut down for safety reasons — Extinguished by rescue workers — Cause of blaze unknown

By ENENews, on October 24th, 2011

Published: October 24th, 2011 at 6:38 pm ET
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STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23 — “A nuclear reactor in southern Sweden has been shut down after a fire at the plant,” reports the Associated Press. “Plant operator OKG’s spokesman Anders Ostberg says a fire started in a turbine hall of Reactor 2 around midnight Saturday but was quickly extinguished by local rescue workers.”

Read More: Nuclear reactor in southern Sweden closed after oil spill fire

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 23 — “The cause of the fire was not immediately known, but an oil leak in the turbine was seen as a possible cause,” Oskarshamn nuclear power plant spokesman Anders Oesterberg told AFP. “A fire at a nuclear power plant is always serious, but this was a relatively minor incident.”

According to the most recent report, the reactor remains shut down: “The fire, which occurred in the turbine hall of the Unit 2 reactor, was handled by the plant’s emergency services team but the reactor had to be shut down for safety reasons.”

h/t chemfood, anonymous tips

Published: October 24th, 2011 at 6:38 pm ET
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arclight

October 24, 2011 at 7:37 pm

“Clab, Centralt mellanlager för använt kärnbränsle (Swedish for ‘Central holding storage for spent nuclear fuel’) is located in proximity to Oskarshamn Nuclear Power Plant, owned by Oskarshamnsverkets Kraftgrupp AB (OKG), in Oskarshamn. It was opened in 1985 for the storage of spent nuclear fuel from all Swedish nuclear power plants. The fuel is stored 30-40 years, in preparation for final storage. CLAB is also an acronym for “Complete Losers Also Bitches”

Commission date February 6, 1972 (bit of an old banger then?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=12827246

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arclight

October 24, 2011 at 8:17 pm

from your link, i found it appropriate and very on topic spent fuel storage for all swedish (and norwegian?) reactors
old banger reactor
explosive threat in 2008 approx….found to be nail varnish carried by a nuclear worker?????
and what do they do with the spent fuel (code word for plutonium)? burn it in the new clean technology thorium reactor…or, really old banger norwegian reactor…

og dere borgere er bekymret Sellafield?

“The Fukushima disaster provides a text book example of the huge dangers inherent in literally stacking up, one on top of the other, so many of the most dangerous industrial processes known to humankind.vii A single breakdown in one industrial cycle can spread to neighboring industrial operations creating a series of proliferating chain reactions.”

fred lys og kjærlighet

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Whoopie

October 24, 2011 at 7:43 pm

Scary but True, Family Fued style Closed Caption
http://hhoforfuel.com/remix-fukushima-scary-movie-102411/

Whoopie

October 24, 2011 at 7:49 pm

This video needs to GO VIRAL. It came through a Tweet just now. It contains all kinds of info. Hope you watch it.

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- Whoopie
  
  October 24, 2011 at 7:52 pm
  
  ANOTHER TRUTH TELLER!
  Remix: Fukushima – Troubled History of Nuclear Japan (full)
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEx8LyLPyB4&feature=related
  Dr. Anthony J. Hall: From Hiroshima to Fukushima, 1945-2011
  http://www.veteranstoday.com/2011/03/28/from-hiroshima-to-fukushima-1945-2011/
  FANTASTIC ARTICLE ABOVE, a must read.
  
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  - CB
    
    October 24, 2011 at 11:19 pm
    
    What is your twitter name everybody?
    
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- arclight
  
  October 24, 2011 at 8:05 pm
  
  cheers whoopie
  
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October 24, 2011 at 7:48 pm

bit off topic but did you know that norway is at the cutting edge of thorium technology…nearly…they are going to test it a a norwegian reactor (there is two! my norwegian friends)
and while im at it the norwegians are having a go about sellafield…wait till the mox blows in your backyard!! NO NUKES!! (mox is code for plutonium! not so safe!)

“Thor Energy’s technology development activities are undertaken with the vision that thorium-plutonium MOX analog fuels will be an attractive option for both light water reactor (LWR) operators and nuclear energy policy makers alike.

A major goal for the company is to initiate the trial irradiation of a candidate thorium-MOX fuel in an experiment to be conducted in the Halden test reactor. The intention is to build an international cost-sharing consortium by which to realize this major undertaking.”

http://www.thorenergy.no/

arclight

October 24, 2011 at 7:51 pm

COULDNT RESIST THIS!!

“The Halden Reactor Project has been in operation for more than 50 years and is the largest NEA joint project. It brings together an important international technical network in the areas of nuclear fuel reliability, integrity of reactor internals, plant control/monitoring and human factors. The programme is primarily based on experiments, product developments and analyses carried out at the Halden establishment in Norway, and is supported by 130 organisations in 18 countries.”

http://www.oecd-nea.org/jointproj/halden.html

plant control/monitoring and human factors?????????

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- Whoopie
  
  October 24, 2011 at 7:55 pm
  
  Wow. What the hell do they mean by that? What are we, guinea pigs?!!? Good God these people make me sick. Their like a CANCER that’s growing all over the world!! Grrrr…
  
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- anne
  
  October 24, 2011 at 8:00 pm
  
  “Thorium ( /ˈθɔəriəm/ THOHR-ee-əm) is a natural radioactive chemical element with the symbol Th and atomic number 90. It was discovered in 1828 and named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder.
  “In nature, thorium is found solely as thorium-232, and it decays by emitting an alpha particle with a half-life of about 14.05 billion years…”
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium
  
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October 24, 2011 at 8:09 pm

Posted here Arc. I like what you found. It’s SURE to bring out the trolls. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/30/japan-earthquake-2011-gov_n_989682.html

red red wine

October 24, 2011 at 8:32 pm

Swedish Nuclear Plant!!!

…De hargen de dompa doodle yonka, yetta noodle ya ba galunda hoppy yazza doodle dee.

red red wine

October 24, 2011 at 8:35 pm

Arnie Gundersen

“”…Polly doodle galunda yazza nanna nooble Fukyoushima.”"

red red wine

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- westcoastguy
  
  October 24, 2011 at 10:08 pm
  
  LOL
  
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- lokay5
  
  October 26, 2011 at 6:52 am
  
  Chuc, Chuck
  Bo-buck
  Banana-fanna fo……uh…
  
  Never mind
  
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October 24, 2011 at 8:45 pm

BRAND NEW
Corbettreport http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05bVpwRpNMc&feature=uploademail

jec

October 24, 2011 at 9:55 pm

Note the media blackout on any issues due to radiation dangers referency Japan and or nuclear plants. The lack of testing done to determine possible contamination seems very unusual. Is it possible nulcear accidents have occurred frequently over the years, along with radioactive testing and development? Is it possible the governments do not want any testing done for radioactivity anywhere–due to fears of the public finding out how they have been used and how they have been radiated? Wonder if WikiLeaks cables between various embassys and country figureheads shows any such activity or coverup??? Would be an interesting read.

Anthony

October 24, 2011 at 11:57 pm

Your theory was my original answer for why they are avoiding obviously vital public information. That in making people aware of Japan, North America learns we have had gushers at home all along. BUT, there has been an absence of reports of gigantism, mutation etc… so I think its more likely just too bad of news for Joe Average to digest. I also think TPTB are wanting to avoid a potentially devastating public backlash once the collective consciousness becomes aware of how badly we have been duped by the industry and government in the first place.

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