A Type 094 nuclear submarine belonging to China is thought to have suffered a release of radioactivity in July 2011. [1] [2] Media coverage of the event has been banned, leading to international concern over the handling of the crisis. The Chinese government denies any radiation leak has occurred. [1]
The event
On 29 July 2011 [3] a release of radioactivity is thought to have taken place on board an 8,000-ton Type 094 Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, docked in Dalian. According to reports, China Era Electronics Corporation was installing an electronic system when the leak occurred. [1]
International reaction
South Korea has demanded that China clarify the situation and stop trying to cover up the event. [1] The conservative Chosun Ilbo newspaper stated that the "Chinese authorities must waste no time in providing Korea with credible information." [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e The Sunday Times, 7 August 2011; also syndicated by the Ottawa Citizen[ permanent dead link]
- ^ SUBMARINE NUCLEAR LEAK, Washington Times
- ^ Radiation Leak Occurred in Chinese Nuclear-Powered Submarine, Naval Today
38°48′11″N 121°07′23″E / 38.8031°N 121.1230°E
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A Type 094 nuclear submarine belonging to China is thought to have suffered a release of radioactivity in July 2011. [1] [2] Media coverage of the event has been banned, leading to international concern over the handling of the crisis. The Chinese government denies any radiation leak has occurred. [1]
The event
On 29 July 2011 [3] a release of radioactivity is thought to have taken place on board an 8,000-ton Type 094 Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, docked in Dalian. According to reports, China Era Electronics Corporation was installing an electronic system when the leak occurred. [1]
International reaction
South Korea has demanded that China clarify the situation and stop trying to cover up the event. [1] The conservative Chosun Ilbo newspaper stated that the "Chinese authorities must waste no time in providing Korea with credible information." [1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e The Sunday Times, 7 August 2011; also syndicated by the Ottawa Citizen[ permanent dead link]
- ^ SUBMARINE NUCLEAR LEAK, Washington Times
- ^ Radiation Leak Occurred in Chinese Nuclear-Powered Submarine, Naval Today
38°48′11″N 121°07′23″E / 38.8031°N 121.1230°E
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