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Fires close in on Russian nuclear base: USA sends help

Russia admitted yesterday that fires closing in on its main nuclear centre represent ‘a certain danger’ to the secret town which houses its most sophisticated research laboratories.

U.S. sends help as fires close in on Russian nuclear base.  Daily Mail  14th August 2010 The United States is sending firefighting equipment to Russia to help deal with 500 wildfires burning across the country, one of which threatens a nuclear base.

The blazes have been sparked by the hottest summer ever recorded in Russia, which has seen the death rate in Moscow alone double to 700 a day.President Obama has called Russian president Dmitry Medvedev to express his condolences, and the White House said agencies including the Defence Departmentwere airlifting firefighting gear to Russia.

Russia admitted yesterday that fires closing in on its main nuclear centre represent ‘a certain danger’ to the secret town which houses its most sophisticated research laboratories.

A huge round-the-clock operation is under way to prevent a vast blaze on a nearby nature reserve reaching Sarov, which is so sensitive that it is closed to all foreigners.

U.S. sends help as fires close in on Russian nuclear base | Mail Online

August 14, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear wastes, nuclear weapons, radiation, radioactive