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  • Video: Nuclear danger in Sweden as explosive found under truck at Ringhals nuclear power plant

    Explosive substances have been discovered Wednesday (June 20, 2012) on a truck inside the largest Swedish nuclear power plant of Ringhals. The news was revealed by operator Vattenfall Group as well as the police (scroll down for video).

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    Ringhals Vattenfall atomic energy plant increased security alert after bomb was discovered on truck inside high security area (Wikimedia CC0)
    This situation led to an increased security alert at the three atomic stations in Sweden. “Preliminary results of the analysis confirm that these are explosives but we don’t want at the moment to disclose the exact type and quantity”, Swedish police said in a statement.

    The explosive material discovered on Wednesday during a routine check “could not have caused serious damage to Ringhals nuclear plant”, claims Vattenfall group in a statement. Furthermore the bomb did not feature a detonating device therefore did not pose an imminent threat.

    The fist-sized explosive was found under a truck by bomb sniffer dogs as the vehicle was moving inside the high security area of the station. Members of the explosive disposal units inspected the facility, but have not found other suspicious items.

    Swedish Radiation Safety Authority (SSM), responsible for nuclear safety, said that “nuclear security alert was raised one step to the second level and precaution measures were taken until more information will become available”.
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    “Fearing possible terrorist acts, Ringhals informed also the other nuclear plants which raised their security levels,” said SSM in a statement. Ringhals power station, located in southern Sweden about 60 km from Gothenburg, has four reactors and is the largest in the country. It produces about 20 percent of electricity consumed in Sweden.

    Ringhals is 70.4% controlled by the Swedish energy company Vattenfall and 29.6% by German energy group EON. The authorities had placed Ringhals under observation in 2009 after a series of incidents in 2005 that raised concerns about the security measures. Officials warned on management weaknesses, lack of consistency of internal decisions and failure to follow instructions and procedures.

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