BBC News - Plutonium 'missing' at Sellafield (UK Nuclear plant)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

Plutonium 'missing' at Sellafield
BBC News

Enough plutonium to make seven nuclear bombs is unaccounted for in the records of Sellafield power station, British Nuclear Group is expected to announce. The Times claims an annual audit due to be published later will show that 30kg of plutonium is classified as "material unaccounted for" during 2004.

A BBC correspondent expected British Nuclear Fuels to admit a "paper loss". And the Department of Trade and Industry said the audit "does not represent any material going missing".

The discrepancy, which compares with a 19kg discrepancy at the plant in 2003, is expected to embarrass the British Nuclear Group, which manages the facility.

In a statement, the DTI said: "This is an accounting process. "It's not unusual for the accounting process to indicate material unaccounted for. "Again, it's not an indication of any missing material."

Plutonium is a man-made radioactive metal that can be used as a nuclear fuel and a nuclear weapon. Sellafield processes thousands of tons of nuclear material every year. British Nuclear Fuels, the parent company of BNG, is yet to comment on the situation but are expected to do so on Thursday.

More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4272691.stm

My faith in nuclear power isn't going to be restored anytime soon.

[imenja]

1. So is it time to invade Britain?

Regime change?
What a mess.

[Briar]

2. No need to invade

We are already ruled by an American pro-consul.

[imenja]

6. oh, okay. Here's my first order.

It's time to get rid of that ridiculous royal family. What a waste of money, not to mention an absurd public spectacle. Don't politicians provide enough scandal for you folks?

[NNN0LHI]

3. This happens every couple years or so I have noticed

They always find it soon afterword or say they just miscounted or give some other bullshit excuse. This is the Poodles equivalent to Bush's color coded terrorism warning system. When he wants to instill fear in his subjects they just report some more lost "dirty bomb" material. Boo! Enter the words "Plutonium 'missing' at Sellafield" into Google and you will get hits from years ago.

Don

[LynnTheDem]

4. "Unaccounted for" doesn't mean it isn't MISSING!!! INVADE UK!!!

F*cking hypocritical assholes!

"This is an accounting process. "It's not unusual for the accounting process to indicate material unaccounted for. "Again, it's not an indication of any missing material."

Gee. Just what Hans Blix kept saying about Iraq.

Gee. Just the opposite of what bush, bLiar and the rightwignnuttery kept chanting about Iraq.

[havocmom]

5. It was gonna be safe, they said. It would bring unlimited power at almost

no cost, they crowed. It's the future, and the future will be bright, they chimed.

Who knew they were prophets practicing irony?

[muriel_volestrangler]

7. Enron was an accounting process too

and there was plenty there that was really missing.