A second loss of water containing uranium was announced dall’ASN, (Autorité de sureté nucleaire) to 10 days from similar losses of Nuclear Power Tricastin.

This time the material has leaked from a plant for producing nuclear fuel in south-east of France Romans sur Isere and reported in Le Monde Evangelia Petit spokesman ASN:

The first analysis shows that there is no environmental impact, since the amount of uranium leak is very low, around a few hundred grams.

The reactions of the French second incident in which a leak of uranium are obviously not positive. The press points out that at this point is necessary to have transparency and information to really understand what kind of danger you’re running.

Meanwhile skipping the first head, reports Le Figaro, that Yves Andre director of central Tricastin removed by Anne Lauvergeon, chairman of the board of Areva (controlled by Socatri) who explained that even if this is an accident level 1 (for classifying nuclear accidents is used scale from 0 to 7) l ‘internal audit found serious failures in the management of central and of the emergency.

The authorities, for their part can only say that all is well but not just reassure anyone. Jean-Louis Borloo Minister for the Environment el’ecologia announced during the press conference today a “control plan” after the discovery of contamination oldest at Tricastin.

With an amendment passed in the night between Friday and Saturday and signed by the League Mauritius Fugatti were zeroed summits dell’Authority for energy and gas, while the powers of ‘AEEG were extended to nuclear energy and oil. So after 30 days of the entry into force of the decree will lose their appointment Summits, namely the President Alessandro Ortis and Tullio Maria Fanelli, without prejudice to the possibility of a new appointment with members who will drop by 5 to 4. He reports Tuttoconsumatori:

According Cittadinanzattiva: The zeroing of the current leadership of the Authority for energy is a very serious act which undermines the root of the role and especially the independence of national regulatory authorities.” Just a few days ago, the outgoing President dell’AEEG, Ortis, had advanced concerns about the possibility that companies could transfer entirely on the weight tax rates resulting from Robin Tax, with serious repercussions for the pockets of citizens. Cittadinanzattiva expresses strong concern over a measure that could have repercussions on how to operate all the Authority of our country, “because there is no doubt that the message is indirectly aimed at all the summits of the various regulatory authorities in Italy.

This morning Fulvio Conti, CEO of Enel, was host for Radio, too, historical transmission of Radio 1 in which besides the big names also listeners can express their feelings. Conti was a special guest of “A tu for you with the leaders” led by the Director Caprarica, and has told Enel’s position on a range of energy issues as well as clarify certain aspects of bills and incentives. If you are interested in deepening you can search for the podcasts on the website of Radio Rai. Or accontentarvi read things that I appuntata and carryover.

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A blackout lasted two hours, from 11 to 13 yesterday which put out of use and metropolitan traffic lights and causing traffic crazy in London. Hundreds of thousands of people trapped in elevators and offices also in the north east and north west of England without energy. The news that learns only in these hours, covered the sudden closure of the nuclear power station Sizewell B in Suffolk and central coal Longanne that went wrecks few minutes of each other involving energy down in seven other power plants .
He reports The Independent:

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