Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Earthquake in Iran


Iran's nuclear power plant in Bushehr, which officials said was not damaged by Tuesday's( 9 April 2013) earthquake. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA


 An earthquake of 6.3 richtor scale magnitude rocked southern Iran. Iranian Bushehr Nuclear Plant , which falls in the area is working stisfactorily and not affected by the quake. However, people living in nearby localities suffered serious damage.

Iran is the only country which does not follow convention on nuclear safety.1986 Cherobyl  nuclear plant disaster has affected and contaminaed  wide areas and forced approx 1.86 lakh Ukranians to leave their homes.

source-http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/09/earthquake-iran-nuclear-power-station

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