European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Theofas vol. 50, no. 345 wednesday March 25,1992 d8693 russian reactor leaks Gas nuclear incident disturbs europeans a amps Moscow apr radioactive Gas escaped into the atmosphere tuesday from a nuclear Power Plant outside St. Petersburg. The reactor was reported shut Down and authorities said there was no danger to the Public. The leak at the Plant 50 Miles from russians second largest City occurred at 2 37 . When a sudden drop in pressure caused radioactive gases and iodine to escape into the Hall of reactor no. 3 at the Leningrad Skaya nuclear Plant the itar Tass news Agency said. The gases were subsequently released through filters into the atmosphere. The release caused anxiety across Europe much of which was affected by the radioactive Cloud released by the chernobyl Accident in 1986. In Germany a spokesman for the left leaning greens party Heinz Suhr said tuesdays incident a shows once again that atomic Energy is the Energy source with the highest risk for millions of russian reactors Lack containment structures which Are mandatory in the United states and Western experts had recently urged that the Plant be closed for safety reasons. Officials did not say How much radiation was released but finnish officials said they did not detect increased Levels at monitoring stations less than 120 Miles from the station. The chernobyl style a blk reactor was shut Down after the gases escaped from Graphite tubing in the Hall of the reactor one of four at the Plant itar Tass Miry Ushenko spokeswoman for Russia s ministry of atomic Energy said there was no danger to the Public because the filters rendered the gases harmless. She said the leak was a a third class incident on the seven Point International scale. The chernobyl disaster rated seven Mir Ushenko said. The inter fax news Agency said radiation Levels inside the reactor Hall were 10 times above Normal but within a allowable there is considerable debate among scientists however Over what constitutes a Safe radiation dose. In Vienna Austria International atomic Energy Agency spokesman Hans Friedrich Meyer said a level three classification a Means a serious he said see reactor on Page 2buying a new car need t be torture by Luke Britt Start writer buying a new car in Europe does no to have to be an arduous undertaking. A Little Homework can make the process a and the results a less painful. Thousands of people buy cars through the Exchange service programs each year without complaint Ana the rules of those sales no bickering factory options Only no Trade ins a prevent some of the abuses that can occur with stateside dealers. However buying a car from any source is a complicated matter. Experts say the More a customer knows about the process the less likelihood of Post Purchase trauma. 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Cafes a protections although the military a new car sales program has some built in safeguards the customer nonetheless must be vigilant against hidden costs and misleading practices research showed. The familiar Exchange service motto a satisfaction guaranteed or your Money Back a does see car on Page 14uwhntmrlm the to for to and Don to of buying a ear in 14 and 15 a special Section in the stars and stripes today space shuttle Atlantis hits the skies for 8-Day Mission to study atmosphere Cape canaveral Fla. A space shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit with seven astronauts tuesday on a Mission to study the environment of our planet. Atlantis roared off its Seaside pad at 8 14 . Est. The spaceship Rose on a 700-foot pillar of flame and needed out Over the Atlantis Ocean and up along the East coast. Low Clouds Over the emergency Landing site at Kennedy space Center caused a 14-minute delay in the launch. Other weather problems including a worrisome storm off the coast had dissipated earlier. Atlantis twin solid rocket boosters dropped into the Ocean two minutes into the flight As planned resembling a falling Star from the launch site. Atlantis reached its 184-mile-High orbit in the usual 8 /2 minutes. It was nasal a second attempt to Send up Atlantis. The first on monday was halted 5vi hours before liftoff by fuel leaks that officials later said were temporary and minor. The eight Day flight a shuttle Mission no. 46 a is the first devoted to atmospheric research. The shuttle carries 13 scientific instruments. Among other things scientists Hope to learn More about damage to the Ozone layer. During the flight about 200 research stations around the world will make observations As Well. The combined Effort is expected to yield the most comprehensive study of the atmosphere Ever. Researchers from seven countries have been working on the Mission since the Early 1980s. The flight originally was scheduled for 1986 but was put on hold after challenger exploded that year. A a it a speaking much More to the peo ele now than it was at that moment a said it irk Frilout a belgian physicist and Crew member. A a it a surely on time that we do it a report last month indicated an Ozone Hole probably would form in the skies Over the Northern hemisphere later this year. Besides Frilout the Only non Ameri see shuttle on Page 2
