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Russia has launched a pioneering floating nuclear power station, which will sail 5,000km (3,000 miles) from the Arctic port of Murmansk to Chukotka in the far east.


The nuclear agency Rosenergoatom says the Akademik Lomonosov's mobility will boost the power supply to remote areas.

One of its targets is to power the Chaun-Bilibin mining complex in Chukotka, which includes gold mines.
Greenpeace sees the project as high-risk, in a harsh weather environment.

Critics including Greenpeace point to previous Russian and Soviet nuclear accidents and warn that the Akademik Lomonosov's mission increases the risk of polluting the Arctic - a remote, sparsely-populated region with no big clean-up facilities.

The launch comes just two weeks after a nuclear-powered engine blew up on a Russian naval test range in the Arctic, killing five nuclear engineers and releasing radiation, though the 1986 Chernobyl disaster was far worse.
The floating power station's highly radioactive spent fuel will be stored on board. Others of similar design will follow to serve remote areas.

The Akademik Lomonosov is also destined to supply electricity to offshore oil rigs in Russia's Arctic. Another idea is to hook it up to a desalination plant, to produce fresh water, and in future island states could benefit from such power stations.
The Northern Sea Route connecting European Russia with far eastern ports is becoming navigable for longer periods because global warming is reducing pack ice.


Three tugs will tow the facility to Pevek, where it is expected to dock in late September. In good weather conditions it will sail at 4-5 knots (7-9km/h).
The Lomonosov was built in St Petersburg and has two nuclear reactors of the type used in Russian icebreakers. They are KLT-40S reactors with a combined capacity of 80 megawatts, and are reported to be tsunami-proof.
Russia's Vesti news programme says the facility will have enough power to illuminate and heat a town of about 100,000 inhabitants. The crew on board is expected to be about 70-strong.

It is 140m (459ft) long, 30m (98ft) wide and is expected to operate for 40 years.
In the period 1968-1976 the US Army used a floating nuclear power plant at the Panama Canal, for canal operations, called the MH-1A Sturgis. It was a converted World War Two cargo ship, and was later decommissioned.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49446235

datasthmagirl:
They are baiting for a crush so they can have someone to blame for their failure. The government is crumbling under sanctions. I'd expect the US and EU to call off all respites and tighten the nooses more and harder so the oppressive regime can crumble under its own weight without a single shot. This will also help to keep the civilian population safer.

still waiting for the day sanctions will be placed on the most oppressive regime on earth "Saudi Arabia"

kiddkash:
there is only one difference why they haven't handled Iran. its humanity.
if they are ruthless like Iran, they would deploy all their nukes and annihilate
Iran. and iran is using that weakness against them

and you think other world powers will stand aside and watch Iran been nuked?

Trapping:
That's something I thought UK should have known by now. Iran said they will retaliate and they did - Iran does not bluff.

What will happen? UK and US will only blow hot air and later negotiate with Iran. Truth is, Iran is way too powerful to be toyed with.

The Iranians are not bluffing at all. This is a "major" escalation of the already tensed situation in the middle east.

IRGC says captures British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/07/19/601353/Iran-IRGC-British-oil-tanker-strait-of-Hormuz

rowland545:
I saw this coming


Iran don't issue threats without seeing of to it
The UK should have released their tanker when Iran asked them too.


Now they go release am by force.....I kinda like Iran though

Let's see how this pans out.
The Iranians are giving the top guns a good run for their money.

Britain says seizures of UK vessels by Iran are ‘unacceptable’

https://www.rt.com/news/464600-vessels-iran-tanker-seizures/

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Friday they had captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian vessel this month, ratcheting up tension along a vital international oil shipping route.

Britain said it was urgently seeking information about the Stena Impero after the tanker, which had been heading to a port in Saudi Arabia, suddenly changed course after passing through the Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf.

A second tanker, the British-operated Mesdar, also made a sharp change of direction in the Gulf around the same time.

Britain’s foreign minister said a second vessel had been seized and described the capture of both tankers as unacceptable. Iran’s Guards made no mention of another ship.

Relations between Iran and the West have become increasingly tense since British naval forces seized an Iranian tanker in Gibraltar on July 4 on suspicion of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions.

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would talk to Britain about the tanker seizure, after a war of words earlier in the day over whether the United States had shot down an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices LCOc1 gained on Friday, trading above $62 a barrel, after the latest spike in tensions along a waterway through which a fifth of the world’s crude supplies pass.

The Guards, an elite force under the command of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said they seized the Stena Impero at the request of Iranian authorities for “not following international maritime regulations,” state television reported.

Northern Marine Management said the Stena Impero was heading north towards Iran. Northern Marine Group is owned by Stena AB.

Refinitiv tracking data showed the British-operated and Liberian-flagged Mesdar also changed course sharply after entering the Gulf and started heading towards the Iranian coast, about 40 minutes after the Stena Impero shifted direction.

British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said “I’m extremely concerned” about the seizures of both ships.

There was no immediate word from the Guards about the second tanker. Mesdar’s manager Norbulk said it was checking the report.

Iran had said it would retaliate against the seizure in Gibraltar and days later three Iranian vessels tried to block a British-owned tanker passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The Iranian ships backed off when confronted by a British navy ship.

CHANGING COURSE
“We are urgently seeking further information and assessing the situation following reports of an incident in the Gulf,” a spokesman for Britain’s Ministry of Defence said after the Stena Impero changed course.

A person familiar with the matter said the British government’s emergency committee was meeting over the issue.

Refinitiv data showed the Stena Impero is a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk. It showed the vessel’s destination as the Saudi port of Jubail on the Gulf.

The map tracking the ship showed it veering off course with a sharp turn north at about 1517 GMT and heading toward the Iranian coast.

The Mesdar made its shift toward Iran at about 1600 GMT.

“We received reports that the British Stena Impero oil tanker was causing incidents and, therefore, we asked the military to direct it to Bandar Abbas port for the necessary probes,” Allahmorad Afifipour, head of Hormozgan’s maritime authority, told Iran’s semi-official news agency Tasnim.

Tasnim also quoted unnamed sources saying tanker had been causing pollution by dumping oil residue.

An Iranian military source said the Stena Impero “had turned off its tracker and ignored several warnings by the Guards before being captured,” the official IRNA news agency reported.

State television said the tanker was taken to a coastal area and turned over to the authorities to take the necessary legal steps, the television added.

‘PIRACY’
Supreme Leader Khamenei said on Tuesday Iran would respond to Britain’s “piracy” over the seizure of the Iranian oil tanker in Gibraltar.

Iran has repeatedly called for the ship’s release, denies the allegation that the tanker was taking oil to Syria in violation of sanctions and says Gibraltar and Britain seized the vessel on the orders of Washington.

Guy Platten, secretary general of the International Chamber of Shipping, called on all those involved in Friday’s shipping incident to seek a swift resolution to the incident that threatened the safety of seafarers.

“Freedom of navigation is vital for global trade and we encourage all nations to uphold this fundamental principle of maritime law,” he said.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mideast-iran-tanker-britain/iranian-forces-say-they-seized-british-flagged-oil-tanker-in-gulf-idUSKCN1UE26E

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-49053383

https://m.dw.com/en/iran-reports-seizure-of-british-flagged-oil-tanker-in-gulf/a-49657376

A couple have been questioned by police and may face charges after a suspected carjacker was beaten by a mob and died in the US city of Philadelphia.

Police say the man who died had tried on Thursday to steal a woman's car with her three young children inside.

The woman's boyfriend, the father of two of the children, managed to chase the car when it got stuck in traffic.

The suspect, 54, was then pulled out of the vehicle and beaten by the boyfriend and some local residents, police say.

The suspected carjacker was unconscious when emergency services arrived at the scene shortly afterwards. He later died in a local hospital.

The couple who were questioned by police are both aged 25. They have not been identified.

"I'm not a fan of street justice," Philadelphia Police Capt Jason Smith was quoted as saying by CBS.

"I think everything should play out through us as it comes to criminal actions," he added.

The city's medical examiner's office is yet to determine how the suspected carjacker died.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48976262

Xisnin:
You sound paranoid.

No words for you. Get yourself updated. Peace!

Xisnin:
You are misinformed.
Haftar belongs to the Russian faction of Libya rebels.

Haftar has the backing of the US too. Stop painting everything evil as Russian, Ok!

Next set of CRIMINALS to watch out for!!!!!

NYSC is over rated!!!

One head slammer accusing another head slammer!

SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Huawei’s American chip suppliers, including Qualcomm and Intel, are quietly pressing the U.S. government to ease its ban on sales to the Chinese tech giant, even as Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying, people familiar with the situation said.


Executives from top U.S. chipmakers Intel and Xilinx Inc attended a meeting in late May with the Commerce Department to discuss a response to Huawei’s placement on the black list, one person said.

The ban bars U.S. suppliers from selling to Huawei, the world’s largest telecommunications equipment company, without special approval, because of what the government said were national security issues.

Qualcomm has also pressed the Commerce Department over the issue, four people said.

Chip makers argue that Huawei units selling products such as smartphones and computer servers use commonly available parts and are unlikely to present the same security concerns as the Chinese technology firm’s 5G networking gear, according to three people.

“This isn’t about helping Huawei. It’s about preventing harm to American companies,” one of the people said.

Out of $70 billion that Huawei spent buying components in 2018, some $11 billion went to U.S. firms including Qualcomm, Intel and Micron Technology Inc.

Qualcomm, for example, wants to be able to continue shipping chips to Huawei for common devices like phones and smart watches, a person familiar with the company’s situation said.

The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), a trade group, acknowledged it arranged consultations with the U.S. government on behalf of the companies to help them comply and brief officials on the impact of the ban on the companies.

“For technologies that do not relate to national security, it seems they shouldn’t fall within the scope of the order. And we have conveyed this perspective to government,” said Jimmy Goodrich, vice president of global policy at SIA.

The ban came soon after the breakdown of talks to end the months-long trade spat between China and the United States, spurred by U.S. allegations of Chinese corporate espionage, intellectual property theft and forced technology transfer.

Google, which sells hardware, software and technical services to Huawei, has also advocated so it can keep selling to the company, Huawei Chairman Liang Hua told reporters in China earlier this month.

The online search company, a unit of Alphabet Inc, said in a statement that it works with Commerce to ensure it is in compliance with the new rules.

A Commerce Department representative said the agency “routinely responds to inquiries from companies regarding the scope of regulatory requirements,” adding that the conversations do not “influence law enforcement actions.”

Intel, Xilinx and Qualcomm declined to comment. Huawei did not respond to a request for comment.

In an interview in Mexico, Andrew Williamson, vice president of Huawei’s public affairs, said the company had not asked anyone specifically to lobby on its behalf.

“They’re doing it by their own desire because, for many of them, Huawei is one of their major customers,” he said, adding that chipmakers knew that cutting Huawei off could have “catastrophic” consequences for them.

China watchers say U.S. suppliers are essentially trying to thread the needle - not wanting to be seen as aiding an alleged spy, thief and sanctions violator, but fearful of losing a good client and encouraging it to develop supplies elsewhere.

NO ONE LISTENING
Huawei itself, which is also a top smartphone maker, has done very little traditional lobbying in Washington on the matter, but has considered sending a letter to the Commerce Department, two people familiar with Huawei’s thinking said.

“We simply have no channel of communication,” Liang told reporters earlier this month.

A month after being blacklisted, Huawei has not spoken to the United States government about the matter, two people said.

Huawei had been cutting back its lobbying efforts even before the ban. Last year, it laid off five employees at its Washington office, including its vice president of external affairs, and slashed lobbying expenditures, Reuters reported.

Still, Huawei has put up a vigorous legal fight and unleashed a public relations campaign to defend itself against the U.S. government’s allegations. It ran a full-page ad in major U.S. newspapers in February following a string of interviews with Huawei Chief Executive Ren Zhengfei aimed at softening its dark image in the West.

Huawei’s response underscores its recognition of its waning influence with the Trump administration, which has launched a global campaign against the company, analysts said.

“Huawei is at a loss over what they should do next,” said Jim Lewis, a cyber expert with Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies. “It is in a really bad position in the U.S. Nobody is looking out to do Huawei a favor.”

Even so, the ban has had real repercussions.

Broadcom, which has not been lobbying the Commerce Department, sent a shockwave through the global chipmaking industry when it forecast that the U.S.-China trade tensions and the Huawei ban would knock $2 billion off its sales this year.

The Commerce Department did make a concession just days after the ban was put in place, announcing on May 20 that it would offer a temporary general license allowing Huawei to purchase U.S. goods so it can help existing customers maintain the reliability of networks and equipments.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-huawei-tech-usa-lobbying/u-s-chipmakers-quietly-lobby-to-ease-huawei-ban-sources-idUSKCN1TH0VA

Mopoli:
I got a message from them asking me to pick up a date for an interview. can someone tell us more about the foundation in terms of benefits and payment

got same message from them.

Period007:
Please tell us hiw Mls is more rewarding in the public sector

There are different areas of specialization in MLS. MLS are employed based on their areas of specialty.....

Meel:
Its not a core engineering course, it is biomedical engineering.
It teaches students how to do little repair of laboratory equipment and machine.

Not a core engineering course

of course, bioengineering and biophysics precisely...

Quest33:
Between Pharmacy and Medical Lab Science. Which one would you recommend

Hi nairalanders,

Please i did this year UTME and had 265 but I'm confused on which course to study between medical lab science and pharmacy, i picked Uniben

P. S I'm not really a lover of maths


Mods please help me move this to frontpage

You will do mathematics at your 100L for both... Then some engineering courses at 300L for MLS...

MLS is more rewarding in the public sector. But if you have the plans of going into private practice, then Pharmacy would be great.

Through Tosyn Bucknor of blessed memory. Area mama on Top Radio 90.9 in the year 2008 and I joined Nairaland 2009.

If it was the other RELIGION? Boom! Boom!! Boom!!!

Australia's latest A$50 note comes with a big blunder hidden in the small print - a somewhat embarrassing typo.

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) spelled "responsibility" as "responsibilty" on millions of the new yellow notes.

The RBA confirmed the typo on Thursday and said the error would be fixed in future print runs.

But for now, around 46 million of the new notes are in use across the country.

The bills were released late last year and feature Edith Cowan, the first female member of an Australian parliament.

What looks like a lawn in the background of Ms Cowan's portrait is in fact rows of text - a quotation from her first speech to parliament.

"It is a great responsibility to be the only woman here, and I want to emphasise the necessity which exists for other women being here," is repeated several times over in microscopic print.

Alas, it's printed each time as "responsibilty" - with a missing i.

It took more than six months for someone with a good magnifying glass to spot the typo.

The A$50 note is the most widely circulated in Australia, and the most commonly given out by cash machines. The other side of the note features distinguished Indigenous author David Unaipon.
When the latest batch emerged in October, new security features were embedded in the design to improve accessibility and prevent counterfeiting.

And for anyone wondering - yes, the "typo note" is still totally valid as currency.

Phew. Now let's just hope we didn't make any typos in this artilce.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/beta.washingtonpost.com/world/2019/05/09/australia-prints-million-banknotes-with-typos-reserving-spot-hall-fame-currency-blunders/%3foutputType=amp

A Florida man has been attacked and killed by a close relative of the emu, the cassowary, a human-sized flightless bird feared for its huge claws and swift powerful movements. The man was reportedly a breeder of the exotic birds.
The cassowary, which is native to Papua New Guinea, Indonesia and Australia, has been blamed for a vicious attack on its owner, a 75-year-old farmer named Marvin Hajos in Gainesville, Florida.

According to the Alachua County Fire Rescue Department, the heavily built bird made good use of its killer claws, which can grow up to four inches (10cm) long, when it pounced on its elderly owner.

Deputy Chief Jeff Taylor told the Gainesville Sun that the bird's attack was swift and ruthless, and apparently happened after Hajos fell to the ground. It likely took the bird, which can run at speeds of up to 31mph (50kph), mere seconds to close in on its prey and tear him to pieces.

"My understanding is that the gentleman was in the vicinity of the bird and at some point fell. When he fell, he was attacked," Taylor said.

Upon being called to the scene on Friday, rescuers rushed Hajos to hospital but he could not be saved and succumbed to his injuries shortly afterwards.

The fate of the murderous bird is unclear. For the time being, it has been isolated on a private property, according to the sheriff's office spokesman Lt. Brett Rhodenizer, who called the clash between the man and the bird a "tragic accident."



Cassowaries, which are known as "the most dangerous bird in the world" have attacked people before and are understood to pose a significant danger to both humans and pets. However, while there have been multiple reports of people getting injured by the bird, there has been only one known fatality which dates back to 1926, and it was not entirely unprovoked. Philipp McLean, 16, was killed by a cassowary after he hit the bird with his horse's bridle for attacking his dog. In the ensuing chase, the boy tripped and fell, and the bird sliced his neck with its sharp claws.

The largest cassowary species can stand up to 1.2-1.7 meters (5.6 feet) in height and weigh up to 76kg (167 pounds). Female cassowaries are bigger and taller than males. A special permission is needed to own cassowaries in the US, which mandates that owners must have "substantial experience" in handling the birds and keep them caged.

https://www.rt.com/usa/456453-casowary-bird-kills-american/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-47924486

xaggar:
Read the Bible book of Job chapter 41 and see that it once existed. Dragons were real, God (in the Bible) said so!

Oga, dragons are mythical creatures.... They never existed. EOD

xaggar:
Read the Bible book of Job chapter 41 and see that it once existed. Dragons were real, God (in the Bible) said so!

Oga, dragons are mythical creatures..... EOD

FriendNG:
I don't agree. We are not on the same level with them. Respecting their freedom is what makes us higher.

If we think and act like they do, then what's the difference?

I like wild animals, at least for the unborn generation to be able to appreciate nature.

Today we don't know what dragons are, what dinasours are. I'm afraid the next generation will only know elephant in Pictures and movies.

what dragons are?

Are you for real?

Please add 08125882644

This is just a cover up.
What about the Indonesian jet crash?
The pilot also to take the blame?