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Her arrival was scheduled for early November in a Russian logistic station along the Emperor and Adelie penguins’ territory. Even today, the Sevmorput is coming and going off Angola and Congo-Brazzaville. For several days, her erratic movements have been reported by the newspaper Barents Observer. The trajectory of the Sevmorput continues to be atypical. She could be confronted with technical problems or diplomatic polemics.

The Antarctic Treaty prohibits the dumping of nuclear waste. The last and only official use of nuclear power in Antarctica dates back to the 1960s and 1970s when a 1.8 megawatt nuclear power plant supplied electricity to the U.S. McMurdo science station.

Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, March 11, 2011 – Press release n°17

It is said that the Japanese government is about to authorize the release of radioactive water from Fukushima Daiichi into coastal waters and the ecosystem of the Pacific Ocean. Tepco, operator of the plant that crashed on March 11, 2011, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the International Atomic Energy Agency are promoting this option. This voluntary pollution would set a precedent that could be brought up again in the Atlantic Ocean in the event of a major accident at a nuclear power plant or at the La Hague atomic complex in Normandy.

Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan, March 11, 2011 – Press release n°17

It is said that the Japanese government is about to authorize the release of radioactive water from Fukushima Daiichi into coastal waters and the ecosystem of the Pacific Ocean. Tepco, operator of the plant that crashed on March 11, 2011, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the International Atomic Energy Agency are promoting this option. This voluntary pollution would set a precedent that could be brought up again in the Atlantic Ocean in the event of a major accident at a nuclear power plant or at the La Hague atomic complex in Normandy.

Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°1, Nuclear reactors and outside threats, March 12, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°2, Contamination of sea resources, March 13, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°3, Mox, March 14, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°4, The death of the nuclear energy, March 16, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°5, Irreparable Cooling Systems, March 18, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°6, When the cows turn into radioactive waste, March 19, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°7, Beneath contempt!, March 22, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°8, Rich in nukes, poor in radiation detectors, March 24, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°9, The radioactive contamination of fish, March 25, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°10, Stress test and crash test, March 28, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°11, A disaster for dolphins and whales too, March 29, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°12, The Disaster Domain Expands, March 30, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°13, France is to Blame, March 31, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°14, A stream of Information, April 7, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°15, The After Shock, April 15, 2011
Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan – Press release n°16, Millions of Stowaway Passengers Circling Around the Pacific Ocean, May 31, 2011

Press release n°1

The African cherry tree (Prunus africana, also known as African almond) was serving the public interest. It slows down erosion and mudflows on the steep slopes of the mountains of tropical and southern Africa as far as Madagascar. It favours the establishment of ferns and orchids and by the abundance of its seeds and fruits, it contributes to feeding primates and birds such as gorillas, eastern black-and-white colobuses, Bannerman’s turacos and Cameroon greenbulls. Local communities use its leaves and roots to treat various diseases.