Sunday, August 07, 2016
Belarus
Belarusian Nuclear Mishap Shows Soviet-Like Secrecy Still Rules
By Tony Wesolowsky
August 03, 2016
Thirty years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in neighboring Ukraine, Belarus, which saw a quarter of its territory contaminated in the world's worst nuclear accident, is building its first energy plant powered by the atom.
However, mounting mishaps at the site in Astravets are raising concerns over safety not least in Lithuania whose capital, Vilnius, lies less than 50 kilometers from the site.
Making matters worse is the Belarusian authorities' opaque response, an uncomfortable echo of the Soviet Union's initial silence after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
http://www.rferl.org/content/belarus-nuclear-mishap-soviet-style-secrecy-rule/27898340.html
