Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Arkansas Hit with Nuclear Accident and Major Oil Spill


The Arkansas Nuclear One nuclear reactor – operated by Entergy – suffered an accident yesterday which killed one and injured 8 workers. The plant vented steam to cool the reactor. Air detection teams have been deployed to the area, and local residents are worried.

Only 40 miles from the nuclear plant, Arkansas was hit with a major oil spill. NBC News is reporting that an ExxonMobil pipeline rupture near Little Rock Friday evening has resulted in a “major oil spill,” according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Why are nuclear and fossil fuel disasters happening at the same time? Because the accidents are caused by the exact same thing: greed .... http://www.globalresearch.ca