Nuclear Weapons 362 - First Domestically Constructed Indian Nuclear Sub Goes On Patrol

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Artist’s concept of the Indian Arihant by Gagan.

       India just announced that the first nuclear submarine manufactured in India has just completed what they call a “deterrence patrol.” This means that India now has a triad of delivery systems that will allow them to launch nuclear weapons from land, sea, and air.

Radioactive Waste 357 - Some Fly Ash From Chinese Coal Power Plants Is To Radioactive To Be Used In Building Materials

       One of my early computer consulting jobs was to create an automated system to display the daily location of rail cars carrying pozzolan or fly ash from the burning of coal in Midwestern coal fired power plants. This material was being shipped to the West Coast to be used in the production of cement.

Nuclear Weapons 361 - U.K. Ministry of Defense Receives Five Notices Of Safety Violations From the U.K. Defense Nuclear Safety Regulator

       The U.K. Defense Nuclear Safety Regulator (DNSR) has notified the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD) of a “failure of safety culture,” “inadequate resourcing” and “continued non-compliance.” The DNSR issued two safety improvement notices to the MoD in 2010, two more in 2016 and one in 2017. These notices claim that there were a series of safety errors at the U.K.

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