Monday, July 30, 2012

MOE has denied reports of leakage of 6 tons of chemical weapons in the Bryansk region

MOE has denied reports of leakage of 6 tons of chemical weapons in the Bryansk region 
GUMCHS of the Bryansk region has denied reports of leakage of chemical weapons - the media greatly inflated minor incident in the stock of chemical weapons, told RIA Novosti representative office.
"Novaya Gazeta" wrote on Tuesday, referring to the "locals" that morning, July 27 at the plant to destroy chemical weapons "Pochep-2" alleged leak of six tonnes of military nervnoparaliticheskogo agents VX, for its liquidation rather than professional rescuers sent to contractors and officers . According to the newspaper, degassing is still ongoing and thus are affected. The newspaper reminds that the death of VX occur within 10-15 minutes. Post began to diverge on social networks.
In the Bryansk Emergency Management stated that there was no dangerous occurrences - when viewed from munitions temporary storage warehouse last week, was found the body of a depressurization of the munition, which is why a regular part of the container resulted reaction mass.
No one was injured, the environment is normal, said a representative of Ministry for Emergencies.
"The ventilation and air conditioning in stock holding ammunition is operating normally, and constantly monitor the air of working area and perimeter of the warehouse. Exceeding MACs found", - informed the agency.
According to GUMCHS on Pochepy facility for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons being planned work for the destruction of chemical munitions by air entering the reagent into the body of the munition. The works are carried out strictly according to regulations.
Threats to life and health of people living in the area of ​​protective measures, no, have to manage.
In fact, the company told RIA Novosti was told that they have all right, "the employees are working without masks."
"The plant is operating normally. I have no such information was or was not depressurized. Even allowing for a moment that it was, it was where? Already drenched ammunition?" - Told RIA Novosti Aleksey Ivanov, Head of Group on work and public relations of the military unit 21225 "Pochep-2", in which there is a factory for the destruction of chemical weapons.
However, he noted that at present they are more concerned about fire safety technical area to avoid accidents to the disposal of ammunition.

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