Tag: Industrial accidents

Fire, explosions at chemical plant in eastern Missouri

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AFFTON, Mo. — Fire and several explosions were reported Thursday at a chemical plant in eastern Missouri, authorities said. ...

Gone Fission: Controversial nuke plant near NYC shuts down

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BUCHANAN, N.Y. — Indian Point will permanently stop producing nuclear power Friday, capping a decades-long battle over a key source of electricity in the...

18 months after collapse, a New Orleans street reopens

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NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans officials marked the return of two-way traffic to a major New Orleans thoroughfare Wednesday, more than 18 months after...

Ukraine opens new nuclear waste site at Chernobyl

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine's president on Monday unveiled a new nuclear waste repository at Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster that...

Police in Belarus block rally marking Chernobyl anniversary

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KYIV, Ukraine — Belarusian authorities on Monday enforced tight security measures to prevent an opposition rally marking the anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe. ...

35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires

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KYIV, Ukraine — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world's worst nuclear accident is a baleful monument to...

Biden taps former Obama official as deputy at Interior Dept.

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WASHINGTON — The White House is naming Tommy Beaudreau, a former Obama administration official, to be deputy secretary at the Interior Department after dropping...

21 Chinese coal miners trapped by underground flood

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BEIJING — Rescuers on Sunday were trying to reach 21 coal miners who were trapped by an underground flood in China's northwest, a state...

Salvage crews secure drifting Dutch cargo ship off Norway

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HELSINKI — Despite heavy seas, a joint Norwegian-Dutch salvage operation has managed to get an abandoned Dutch cargo ship under control off the coast...

BP spill rescue pelican returns from Georgia to Louisiana

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QUEEN BESS ISLAND, La. — A pelican rescued from the 2010 oil spill, cleaned of oil and released in Georgia has returned 700 miles...