Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, January 07, 2012

Damaged pump diaphragm caused heavy water spill at N.B.'s Point Lepreau nuclear plant

Officials at New Brunswick Power have pegged a damaged pump diaphragm as the culprit of a recent radioactive heavy water spill at the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant.

Staff were evacuated from the plant in mid-December after four to six litres of the heavy water spilled from a monitoring equipment.

Officials say the moderator system at the plant, located in Lepreau near Saint John, will be reloaded with heavy water over the next few days.

The heavy-water system was being refilled at the time of the spill as part of the utility’s plan to restart the generating station after it was refurbished.

The plant’s restoration is three years behind schedule and $1-billion over the original $1.4-billion budget.

NB Power says there were no health concerns for workers or the public and officials will continue to investigate the incident.

Original Article
Source: Globe 

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