From the storage facility of the nuclear company Orano, located in Pierrelatte, 20 containers of reprocessed uranium arrived at the port of Dunkirk last night and were immediately loaded onto the container ship Conmar Elbe. The Cypriot-flagged vessel is due to deliver the cargo to the port of St. Petersburg next week. & Nbsp; From there it will go by rail to Seversk, where it will be processed and again become a valuable fuel for the nuclear power plant.
Today appeared in the port 10 activists from Greenpeace France, who unfurled banners with the words: “ Russia '' not a 'dump', '' Stop radioactive transport '' etc
Direct profit
The story is not new. People who call themselves environmentalists have long spread such scarecrows, substituting the concepts with enviable persistence.
Indeed, French law defines recyclable uranium as a valuable raw material and not as waste. The isotope U-235 is contained in it in an amount not less than that of natural uranium. Our atomic scientists also treat it the same way, sending it back into the fuel cycle either directly or by re-enriching it or mixing it with enriched or natural uranium.
But we turned for a comment not to an atomic scientist, but to a scientist from Moscow State University, in order to get an independent assessment.
Vladimir Petrov, associate professor of the Faculty of Chemistry, Moscow State University, head of the laboratory for dosimetry and environmental radioactivity , according to him, does not ; is unaware of the trade terms of the agreement under which reprocessed uranium is transported.
“But I understand why and why this is being done,” he said. & ndash; First of all, let me remind you that waste (even by law) refers to materials that cannot be used at the current level of technological development. At the same time, regenerated uranium & ndash; it is a raw material, moreover, a raw material is quite valuable. This is the material that is recovered from spent nuclear fuel after it leaves the reactor. In other words, it is uranium, which did not burn in the reactor and can be reused. '
V. Petrov noted that the extraction of uranium from the bowels of the earth, ore, its separation, purification and enrichment & ndash; rather expensive processes.
“ On the other hand, there is uranium in the reactor fuel. And there is a direct benefit to recovering unburned uranium from spent fuel and reusing it, ”he explained.
According to the scientist, all RBMK-type reactors (a series of graphite-water reactors on thermal neutrons, where the coolant is boiling water), currently in service in Russia, are powered by fuel based on thermal neutrons. Reprocessing uranium. Their total power & ndash; about 10 GW, this is enough to supply electricity to several million cities.
And now there are plans to switch to regenerated uranium and newer reactors & ndash; VVER type (water moderated).
Owners of unique technologies
“ Another thing is that not many people in the world know how to handle recyclable uranium in a way that is both safe and cost effective. There are such technologies in Russia, they have been mastered on an industrial scale and are successfully applied. This is why reprocessed uranium is brought to Russia: we know how to use it, and we know how to use it correctly, ”noted V. Petrov.
Indeed, we should be proud that our nuclear scientists have 35 years of experience in using reprocessed uranium as a feedstock in the production of nuclear fuel for power plants. Russian and Western designed nuclear, that they have unique technologies in this field. In fact, the contract with Orano came from the fact that we have the technology, and the French & ndash; no.
The use of their raw materials will, on the one hand, save as much natural uranium as it would be necessary to extract in the mines for several years. And on the other hand, it will help preserve a strategic reserve of natural uranium for future generations. Well, people who call themselves environmentalists shouldn't forget to reduce the burden on the environment by deepening the treatment of irreplaceable natural resources.
The situation with the detention of MP Valery Rashkin for illegal hunting in Saratov is within the competence of the police and environmental services, said the press secretary of the president Russian Dmitry Peskov. This is reported by RIA Novosti.
“ We have seen reports in the media – this is the first. Probably law enforcement officers and major environmental departments should come to the appropriate conclusions, ”a Kremlin spokesman said. the Russian Federation Valery Rashkin was suspected of illegal hunting. Last night the parliamentarian in the car “ Lada Largus '' arrested by police officers and the Hunting and Fishing Committee, upon examination in the trunk, a dead moose was found.
Commenting on media reports on this incident, the president of the interregional public body in the field of animal welfare “ Alliance for Animal Defenders '' (Moscow) Yuri Koretskikh called & nbsp; such behavior is unacceptable to any citizen of Russia, let alone a person of high rank.
Sex scandals in the & nbsp; sports in & nbsp; lately, unfortunately, have become commonplace. The revelations took place in & nbsp; gymnastics, and & nbsp; in figure skating. But & nbsp; on & nbsp; this time flashed in & nbsp; real men's sports & mdash; hockey. And straight into the NHL.
Dirty Brad
63-year-old Florida Panthers mentor; Joël Kenneville the 2021/22 season has started well. The team scored 7 & nbsp; victories in & nbsp; 7 & nbsp; matches and & nbsp; topped the NHL Eastern Conference standings. However, now the head coach is leaving his post of his own free will. & Nbsp; Kenneville's desire arose after a conversation with the & nbsp; club bosses, who explained that neither & nbsp; ni & nbsp; and & nbsp; themselves had no other way out.
Kenneville, who has won the Stanley Cup three times as the head coach of the & nbsp; “ Chicago Blackhawks '', did not suffer & nbsp; because of his athletic performance, but & nbsp; because of the story of eleven years ago, to which himself & nbsp; nbsp; had an indirect relationship. We are talking about & nbsp; sexual harassment that took place during the 'Chicago' season, ' first won the main NHL trophy.
The scandal started to gain ground in & nbsp; May 2021 & nbsp; when it became known to the & nbsp; anonymous lawsuit filed against 'Chicago' a player who was logged into the club system. He claimed to have been sexually assaulted by Brad Aldrich , the & nbsp; club.
Aldrich leaves Chicago in & nbsp; 2010 & nbsp; year, got a job in a & nbsp; youth team in & nbsp; Michigan, where in & nbsp; 2013 he was convicted of a & nbsp; sex crime in & nbsp; against a minor, for & nbsp; that he was condemned & nbsp; 5 & nbsp; months in prison.
“ To & nbsp; forced to & nbsp; oral sex & quot; Chicago & # 39; & # 39; hid this story.
John Doe at & nbsp; at that time was a player from the farm club, who was called to the base of & nbsp ;. Aldrich played out a plot in front of him in the spirit of show business. Calling himself an influential Chicago man, he made it clear to the young player that he could gain a foothold in the base, if, of course, he showed mutual sympathy.
According to & nbsp; independent investigation materials: & bdquo; “ Aldrich invited him to & nbsp; his apartment, fed him and & nbsp; gave him a drink. In the process of & nbsp;, it & nbsp; told Doe it could affect & nbsp; its inclusion in the list of & nbsp; Blackhawks & nbsp ;, and & nbsp; then activated a porn video. Doe said Aldrich threatened him: he told him to pretend he likes sex or that Doe would never play in the NHL. Then Aldrich, in a form & nbsp; forced, persuaded Doe to & nbsp; oral sex, masturbated on & nbsp; his back and & nbsp; threatened until & nbsp; Doe escapes from Aldrich's apartment.
Aldrich, called to testify, did not deny the intercourse, but ensured that everything had gone through & nbsp; mutual consent.
Then, in & nbsp; 2010 & nbsp; year, the & nbsp; the incident became known to all up in Chicago & nbsp; ;, including the head coach and & nbsp; general manager, but no action was taken against Aldrich.
In addition, it & nbsp; took part in the championship parade after winning the 2010 Stanley Cup. Then he was sent from & nbsp; club, giving it a positive recommendation.
At the same time in & nbsp; “ Chicago '' clearly imagined that Aldrich & nbsp; & mdash; a person better to stay away from. When a year later he arrived at & nbsp; Chicago and & nbsp; decided to visit the club changing rooms, he was escorted out of there by security announcing that access to the arena was closed to him.
Fired with & nbsp; & # 39; & # 39; wolf ticket
After the investigation confirmed these facts, the crackdown began in the NHL. Club Chicago for & nbsp; mismanagement of a & nbsp; sexual assault was fined & nbsp; 2 & nbsp; millions of dollars.
Chicago General Manager Stan Bowman resigned from his post, stating: “Eleven years ago, when I was in my first year as General Manager, I learned about potentially unacceptable behavior from the video coach of the coach. Era with the participation of a hockey player. I immediately reported & nbsp; this to the president and & nbsp; CEOs of the time, who are committed & nbsp; to take care of & nbsp; this issue. & Nbsp; this year I learned that inappropriate behavior was linked to serious allegations of sexual assault. I relied on the instructions of my boss, who said he would take appropriate action. Looking back, knowing he didn't have the case sorted out in no time, I wish I had assumed he would.
Bowman was supposed to be the general manager of the U.S. team at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Now he has also lost this post.
An after & nbsp; one, all who knew & nbsp; this story lose their jobs in the NHL & nbsp; & mdash; in & nbsp; including & nbsp; those who now do not work & nbsp; in & nbsp; & nbsp; “ Chicago ''. In & nbsp; in particular we are talking about & nbsp; Kenneville and & nbsp; former Deputy General Manager of Chicago Kevin Cheveldayoffe , who is now the General Manager of Winnipeg.
Kenneville, whose Florida project shot down on takeoff, & nbsp; said goodbye: & nbsp; I would like to express my regret for & nbsp; the pain this young man, Kyle Beach, suffered. My ex-team let Kyle down, and & nbsp; and & nbsp; my part of the fault. I & nbsp; would like to think about & nbsp; how it went and & nbsp; take the time to figure out how to make the rinks safe for everyone. ”
“ I felt alone ”: the victim of violence now plays in & nbsp; Germany
Indeed, the hockey player under the pseudonym John Doe; refused & nbsp; anonymity.
Canadian Kyle Beach , now 31, was considered a promising striker in his youth. In 2006, he was named in the Top 5 of the most promising juniors in the world. At & nbsp; at the same time it was noted that the striker had discipline issues which scared the head clubs somewhat.
In the 2008 NHL Draft in Chicago picked the range at number 11. The forward played for the “ Chicago '' farm. in & nbsp; AHL & nbsp; & mdash; Rockford Icehogs. So & nbsp; not & nbsp; going to the & nbsp; NHL, in & nbsp; 2014, Kyle Beach moved to & nbsp; Europe, where he played for & nbsp; Austrian teams and & nbsp; German.
As sad as he is, & nbsp; for a Canadian who now plays in a & nbsp; ordinary German club, the current sex scandal has become a real moment of glory.
“ I & nbsp; deleted these memories and & nbsp; buried to follow & nbsp; my dreams and & nbsp; pursue a career that I loved and nbsp; play & nbsp; in hockey, & nbsp; & mdash; he said & nbsp; in & nbsp; his statement, & nbsp; & mdash; Up to & nbsp; more recently I & nbsp; have not talked about & nbsp; this, I have none discussed, have I & nbsp; thought & nbsp; this. And & nbsp; now that I am starting to heal, I & nbsp; look back and nbsp; think it definitely made a difference in my life. In & nbsp; 2010 I started playing for the & nbsp; & bdquo; Rockford & ldquo; of the & nbsp; AHL, and & nbsp; after the end of the season, some of us were recruited to & nbsp; & bdquo; Blackhawks & ldquo ;. It was a very special moment for me and & nbsp; my family and & nbsp; the next step towards & nbsp; realize my & nbsp; NHL dream, & nbsp; what I have struggled my whole life for. Unfortunately, a few weeks later, the memories were ruined and & nbsp; my life has changed forever. To be honest I was scared. I had & nbsp; fear. My career was in danger. I was feeling alone. Sorry, those times are hard to remember. I felt alone and & nbsp; nothing & nbsp; could not do and & nbsp; ni & nbsp; to & nbsp; which was not & nbsp; could ask & nbsp; help. I & nbsp; did not know what to do in & nbsp; 20 & nbsp; years with & nbsp; this & raquo ;.
What is & nbsp; is it & nbsp; hockey?
Beach took Kenneville's resignation with obvious satisfaction: “ I can't literally replicate Coach Kenneville's quote, but its essence comes down to the fact that the playoffs, the fight for the & nbsp; I can't & nbsp; believe in ! It & # 39; s wrong, I & nbsp; can't & nbsp; accept that.
The story is dirty and & nbsp; ugly, and & nbsp; the fact that those responsible for & nbsp; are now paying the price is probably right.
But & nbsp; Kyle Beach himself also has some questions that he won't be asked by & nbsp; at & nbsp; Canada, nor & nbsp; to & nbsp; United States.
What happened to hockey if a young man in & nbsp; 20 years old & nbsp; & nbsp; offers to climb the career ladder with & nbsp; using sexual pleasures does not beat proposing on & nbsp; ; physiognomy, but & nbsp; accept his requests? & Nbsp; And & nbsp; only then, realizing he has been cheated, will he complain to management?
Stories about & nbsp; lustful mentors with & nbsp; homosexual inclinations in & nbsp; children's teams performed over & nbsp; times, now it turns out that & nbsp; producers & laquo; producers; dug and & nbsp; in & nbsp; the most successful hockey league in the world.
As for & nbsp; Beach, then & nbsp; he will be fine now & nbsp; & mdash; a failed hockey career will be replaced by numerous interviews, talk shows, and & nbsp; there you see, and & nbsp; a position in & nbsp; some public advice on & nbsp; fight & nbsp; sexual violence in the & nbsp; ; NHL.
A prototype aircraft for US special forces was developed in Poland. The MC-145B Multi-Role Special Operations Aircraft (SOMA) was developed as part of the armed Overwatch of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
The aircraft is a joint development of the Polish company PZL Mielec (which is part of Lockheed Martin Helicopter) and the American Sierra Nevada Corporation. It was assembled in Poland and the equipment was installed on the finished car in the USA. The MC-145B SOMA was created on the basis of the M28 Skytruck, a twin-engine turboprop aircraft & nbsp; with a short take-off and landing (for take-off of an MC-145B Coyote aircraft with maximum load, a runway of only 305 meters long is sufficient). & Nbsp; This is a modification of the Soviet twin-engine turboprop aircraft An-28, produced in Poland under license since the early 1980s.
The new plane has been seriously modified. First, the wing elements were reinforced, the cockpit was replaced by a glass cockpit. Under the wings are four L3Harris harnesses, each capable of carrying weapons weighing up to 455 kilograms. The aft compartment has a landing compartment. & Nbsp;
The aircraft is designed to perform combat missions, such as disembarking paratroopers, delivering goods to the scene of military conflicts, and evacuating the wounded. The aircraft received modern satellite communication systems and an optical-electronic system with an optical channel and a thermal camera. The aircraft can carry electronic warfare and reconnaissance equipment containers. The protection of the MC-145B is ensured by a set of sensors with jamming station AN/ALE-47.х
The aircraft is capable of carrying cargo or equipment useful for reconnaissance missions weighing up to 1000 kg over a distance of 1481 km. The maximum flight range is estimated at 3048 km, and the maximum time spent in the air is & mdash; & nbsp; 6.6 hours.
MC-145B suitable & nbsp; for & nbsp; the use of various weapons including those used on the AH-64 Apache, AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters and the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper attack unmanned aerial vehicles, missiles guided AGM-114 Hellfire. Including from the aircraft can be shot at ground targets. The MC-145B added four suspension points for weapons and additional equipment. The nose of the aircraft is equipped with an optical-electronic sighting system. The under-wing units are suspended 130 kg of GBU-39 StormBreaker corrected air bombs. MC-145B can be armed with AGM-114 Hellfire and & nbsp; unguided rockets. The aircraft also received eight launch tubes with drones and equipment for launching an AGM-158 JASSM cruise missile. & Nbsp; & nbsp;
The certification of the aircraft is expected to be completed in 2022. Serial production at the Polish aircraft factory PZL will start in 2023-2024. The US Special Operations Command can command up to 75 such aircraft. Experts note that this is the seventh attempt by the United States Armed Forces to purchase light turboprop aircraft for Special Forces in the past 14 years.
Plot A new type of coronavirus pandemic that has spread from China
Lawyer Valery Stepanov , who has acted as a judge in the jury trial program; on NTV, died on October 28.
“ Valery Ivanovich passed away this morning. The place and date of [farewell] are not yet known. We are awaiting information from relatives & raquo;, & mdash; told RBC a lawyer, a participant in the 'Jury Court' project, told Marina Belikova .
Stepanov's cause of death was the aftermath of a coronavirus infection.
“ The last words were yesterday. “ Winning the Covid! & # 39; & # 39; Do you understand? I am not sick, but “winning”. We believe we have won, dear Valery Ivanovich. I just didn't wake up in our world this morning & hellip; & raquo ;, & mdash; his colleague Ruben Markarian wrote on his Facebook page.
What do we know about Valery Stepanov?
Valery Stepanov was born in the town of Istra near Moscow in the family of a serviceman. He entered Vilnius State University Law School and then continued his studies at Perm State University Law School. After obtaining a diploma in the specialty “ jurisprudence '' worked as an investigator in the Solikamsk prosecutor's office.
Later he headed the party commission of the municipal committee of the CPSU in the city of Kotovsk, which examined the elements of misconduct committed by members of the CPSU.
In 1985 he was elected judge at the Kotovsky City People's Court.
Then he changed his profession and joined the bar, becoming a member of the Tambov Municipal College.
In 2004 he moved to Moscow and became a member of the chamber of the bar of the Moscow region.
In 2008 he began to participate in the filming of the TV project of the NTV channel “ Jury Trial & # 39; & # 39; in the role of the presiding judge. The program was released until 2018. Depending on the show's plot, a jury, presided over by a judge, delivers a verdict on the guilt or innocence of guilt or innocence. accused on the basis of evidence gathered by the lawyer and the prosecution. The testimonies of the participants and the debates were included in the program.
Valery Stepanov had the status of Honorary Lawyer of Russia.
The Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation has developed an educational module for universities, devoted to artificial intelligence (AI), according to the website of the ministry with reference to its leader Valery & nbsp; Falkov. & nbsp;
The development of a special module has already been completed, AI skills will be trained in every graduate of the university, the minister added at a plenary meeting of the All -Russian Science Conference & quot; Vector of the future: & nbsp; border & nbsp; scientific research and artificial intelligence technologies'. & nbsp;
Falkov noted that the development of the field of artificial intelligence requires the combined efforts of universities and research centers, which will create new methods for solving complex problems.
Previously, the largest companies signed the first Russian code of ethics for artificial intelligence, which will be & nbsp; be part of the Federal Project Artificial Intelligence and the Strategy for the Development of the Information Society for 2017-2030.
The document establishes general ethical principles and standards of conduct that should be followed by participants in relationships in the field of artificial intelligence in their activities.
The US Department of Justice has charged Russian citizen Vladimir Dunaev with alleged involvement in a transnational cybercriminal organization. This is what the department statement says.
The 38-year-old Yakutsk native was extradited from South Korea to the United States in October. & Nbsp; The public prosecutor's office arrested Dunaev after receiving an official extradition request from the US Department of Justice on May 25.
It is assumed that, as a member of a criminal group, the Russian installed a virus for computer banking and Trickbot malware to collect confidential information.
According to the US side, the criminal activity was carried out from November 2015 to August 2020. According to the South Korean side, the group was involved in the theft of over two million dollars .
“ If convicted on all counts, Dunaev could face a maximum sentence of 60 years in prison, & # 39; & # 39; “ndash; reported to the Ministry of Justice.
Previously it was reported the arrest of a citizen of the Russian Federation Alexei Burkov, who was deported from the United States and accused of being involved in the manufacture and sale of counterfeit banknotes cards.
The scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand, said that the hot weather at seven degrees above normal will last in the central European part of Russia until at least until ; see you on Wednesday, reports RIA Novosti.
“ Temperature 8 -10, up to 11 degrees, on Saturday the temperature is up to 13 degrees. This temperature will remain on Tuesday and Wednesday & # 39; & # 39 ;, & mdash; did he declare.
The forecaster noted that even according to preliminary calculations, from Wednesday the southerly wind will increase the temperature “ to double digits. & # 39; & # 39; this heat up to +12 degrees will return to the European part of Russia.
Soon, global warming & nbsp; will make living conditions on Earth unbearable. This is the conclusion that climatologists have come to, writes Phys.org.
Scientists argue that residents of Death Valley territories in the United States in the Middle East and India in the Sahara are already experiencing inconvenience against the backdrop of climate change. Thus, the temperature in Death Valley in California this summer reached a record high of 54.4 degrees Celsius for the entire observation period. & Nbsp;
According to experts, inaction will worsen the situation in other regions, as well as increase the frequency of occurrence of extreme events, including intense droughts, forest fires, storms and floods. & nbsp;
“ A heat wave is approaching Earth. Cataclysms multiply & # 39; & # 39 ;, & mdash; warned the director of the Pierre-Simon Laplace Institute Robert Vautard.
In the meantime, it has become known that the saturation of the atmosphere with greenhouse gases has reached a new record last year & ndash; the carbon dioxide concentration averaged 413.2 ppm.
Tomich, who under the guise of a doctor went to the local covid hospital to take care of his grandmother, lost his job , reports TV channel 360.
As previously reported, a resident of Tomsk decided to verify reports that his elderly grandmother was poorly treated in hospital. The man changed into overalls and entered the 'red zone', after three days in the medical center he said the woman was really not neat. & Nbsp;
According to the young man, after being exposed, he began to receive threats from unknown numbers.
“ And as a result, I now find myself without money, and without everything & # 39; & # 39 ;, & ndash; he admitted.
Meanwhile, the regional health department in its Telegram channel said an elderly woman, whose grandson filmed the resonant video, is now in a state of moderate severity and receives the necessary care.
; At the moment the patient is in moderate severity in the therapy department with oxygen support. Breastfeeding procedures are carried out regularly, the patient is fully provided with the necessary care products ',' & ndash; follows from the message.
Earlier it became known that & nbsp; the prosecutor's office of the Tomsk region began to verify & nbsp; on this incident.
