NOTE THREE NUCLEAR EVENTS ON THIS REPORT!!!!! iusually see one every few weeks....this sux RSOE EDIS - Emergency and Disaster Information Extreme Weather - Europe - United Kingdom Snow Storm - North-America - USA Biological Hazard - North-America - Canada Power Outage - North-America - USA Biological Hazard - Middle-East - United Arab Emirates Nuclear Event - North-America - USA HAZMAT - North-America - Canada HAZMAT - North-America - Mexico Snow Storm - North-America - Canada Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Volcano Activity - Indonesian archipelago - Indonesia Extreme Weather - Europe - United Kingdom Posted: 04 Dec 2013 11:48 PM PST EDIS Number: ST-20131205-41860-GBR Date / time: 05/12/2013 07:45:36 [UTC] Event: Extreme Weather Area: Europe Country: United Kingdom State/County: Scotland Location: [Scotland-wide] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: A storm with gales of up to 142mph battered Scotland causing travel disruption across the country. The weather brought treacherous conditions for motorists on Thursday morning, which included blowing over an articulated lorry on the M74 southbound close to Lesmahagow in South Lanarkshire at around 6am. Earlier, the M74 was blocked nearby at Happendon after a tree was brought down onto the road amid high winds. At around 5am the A86 at Kinloch Laggan in Inverness-shire was also blocked by a fallen tree. The Met Office had put in place amber severe weather warnings for large parts of the country on Thursday morning, while a gust of 142mph was recorded at Aonach Mor at the Nevis Ski Centre at around 6am. The Tay Road Bridge between Dundee and Fife was closed to all vehicles at around 7am, while the Forth Road Bridge was open to cars only. The Skye, Dornoch, Kessoch, Erskine and Kincardine bridges were also shut to traffic for a period on Thursday amid the windy conditions. Flooding caused by the downpour forced the closure of the A83 at Inverary in Argyll and Bute, while the A96 was closed in both directions at Huntly in Aberdeenshire. The A76 between Kirkconnel and New Cumnock in East Ayrshire was closed due to the adverse weather. Previously, ScotRail had cancelled all trains due to depart before 7am, while it is not expecting to run any services on 22 routes across the country, including Edinburgh to Perth via Kirkcaldy, Glasgow Central to Edinburgh via Shotts/Carstairs and Motherwell/Edinburgh to Milngavie. The rail operator said the step had been taken after speed restrictions put in place on lines across the country by Network Rail Scotland. STV’s Sean Batty said the winds would peak between 3am and 9am with gusts of 60-70mph hitting Glasgow and the surrounding area on Thursday morning. He also revealed a weather buoy around 250 miles west of the Outer Hebrides recorded 35ft waves. Before the stormy weather hit, Martin Thomson, winter resilience manager for Transport Scotland, said: Transport Scotland is working closely with transport operators, the Met office and Police Scotland to make sure that the most useful and up to date information is given to those who need it most. We have held a number of meetings with key partners and tonight we will activate the multi-agency response team. Traffic Scotland are already informing the travelling public about the expected difficult conditions on Thursday morning. The Scottish Government is also monitoring the situation to assess what impact these warnings will have and stand ready to respond. I would also urge the travelling public to consider the conditions before they set-off on their journeys. They should listen to radio reports, visit the Traffic Scotland website or twitter feed, and carefully consider police advice. Chief Superintendent Iain Murray, head of road policing, Police Scotland, added: The weather in Scotland can change very quickly and it’s vital drivers are prepared. In recent years we have seen high winds, blizzards, snow and freezing conditions. The next few days is expected to bring with it some strong winds and severe cold weather and I would advise motorists to take care. Allow extra time for your journey and a keep a few emergency supplies, such as water and food in your vehicle to cover any eventualities. Snow Storm - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Dec 2013 09:58 PM PST EDIS Number: SS-20131205-41859-USA Date / time: 05/12/2013 04:08:16 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of North Dakota Location: [Northern area] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Travel in parts of the Dakotas remained hazardous Wednesday as crews began to dig out from a northern Great Plains winter storm that gave way to subzero temperatures. In North Dakota, a travel alert was reduced Wednesday afternoon to eastern North Dakota, including Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Fargo, Valley City, Jamestown and surrounding areas. The state Department of Transportation said icy conditions and blowing and drifting snow - and heavy snow in some areas - were creating hazardous driving conditions. Minor wrecks were reported throughout both states Wednesday, including a collision involving a school bus and car in the Sioux Falls area. No injuries were reported in that accident. Police in Sioux Falls, where more than 6 inches of snow fell by late afternoon, reported 46 crashes in the city between 5:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The North Dakota Highway Patrol said weather contributed to at least one fatality on Tuesday. Ronald Waters, 59, of Watford City, died when his semitrailer rolled in a ditch near the city. Police say a woman in Grand Forks was hospitalized with severe leg injuries after getting a leg caught in a snow blower. The University of North Dakota canceled Wednesday classes that started at 6 p.m. or later. Biological Hazard - North-America - Canada Posted: 04 Dec 2013 08:07 PM PST EDIS Number: BH-20131205-41858-CAN Date / time: 05/12/2013 04:06:38 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: North-America Country: Canada State/County: Province of Alberta Location: Lethbridge Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Alberta Health Services has issued an alert after a food handler at a Lethbridge restaurant and bar was diagnosed with hepatitis A. Hepatitis A is an infection of the liver that can cause nausea, vomiting, pain, fever and the yellowing of eyes and skin. The agency is warning people who ate or drank at the Pasta Fresco or Black Tomato Lounge late last month or on Nov. 6 to watch for these symptoms. Alberta Health Services says these businesses do not pose any risk of infection now. People who get the infection usually get sick within 15 to 50 days after exposure to the virus. There is no specific treatment for hepatitis A, which can be spread if people dont wash their hands after using the washroom. Power Outage - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:58 PM PST EDIS Number: PW-20131205-41857-USA Date / time: 05/12/2013 03:56:19 [UTC] Event: Power Outage Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of Idaho Location: [Southeast Idaho] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: 53000 person(s) Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Rocky Mountain Power officials say electricity has been restored to more than 53,000 customers in southeastern Idaho. Earlier Wednesday, a technical problem at one of the utilitys substations near Firth caused an outage that effected customers across the region. Spokesman David Eskelsen says the company was required to disrupt service to about 49,000 Idaho customers shortly after 5 a.m. Wednesday. Additionally Bonneville Power asked the Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative to cut power to half of its customers in the Teton, Island Park and West Yellowstone, Montana, areas. Many schools affected by the outage were closed as was the Idaho Falls Senior Center. Warming shelters were opened in Rexburg, Rigby, Ammon and Idaho Falls. Fall River asked customers to continue conserving energy so the region wouldnt face rolling blackouts. Biological Hazard - Middle-East - United Arab Emirates Posted: 04 Dec 2013 10:25 AM PST EDIS Number: BH-20131204-41856-ARE Date / time: 04/12/2013 18:16:48 [UTC] Event: Biological Hazard Area: Middle-East Country: United Arab Emirates State/County: Capital City Location: Abu Dhabi Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: 1 person(s) Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: In a follow-up report to the MERS coronavirus cluster reported in Abu Dhabi Monday, the Associated Press reports today that the 32-year-old woman and mother has died from the novel virus. According to the report, the health authority in Abu Dhabi reported the death of the Jordanian woman, 38, on Tuesday. Her husband and son have also contracted the virus. It says they are in stable condition. The World Health Organization confirmed Monday of the cluster saying, While hospitalized, the mother gave birth to a newborn child. When confirmed by the WHO, this would be the 71st fatality due to the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). The WHO notes patients diagnosed and reported to date have had respiratory disease as their primary illness. Diarrhea is commonly reported among the patients and severe complications include renal failure and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with shock. It is possible that severely immunocompromised patients can present with atypical signs and symptoms. Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Dec 2013 10:12 AM PST EDIS Number: NC-20131204-41855-USA Date / time: 04/12/2013 18:07:22 [UTC] Event: Nuclear Event Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of Massachusetts Location: Plymouth [Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station shut down Tuesday, Dec. 3, due to a steam leak on a valve, which provides sealing steam to the main turbine. The leak, which is not nuclear safety related, required the reactor be shut down to make repairs according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. NRC Resident Inspectors monitored the shutdown and will observe the repair work. During a tabletop emergency drill Tuesday, a problem was found in the plants internal conferencing bridge lines. Additional communication lines have been established while the computer server problem is being resolved. HAZMAT - North-America - Canada Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:41 AM PST EDIS Number: HZ-20131204-41854-CAN Date / time: 04/12/2013 15:37:00 [UTC] Event: HAZMAT Area: North-America Country: Canada State/County: Province of Quebec Location: Montreal [St. Mathieu St.] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: 5 person(s) Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: 14 person(s) Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Five people were overcome by smoke when a fire broke out in a highrise in downtown Montreal. The fire began around 10:45 p.m. Tuesday on St. Mathieu St., in a 4th floor apartment, sending clouds of smoke billowing outside. There are reports the sprinkler system went off, dousing the flames and preventing the spread of the fire. 14 people had to evacuate the building because of the noxious smoke, and five needed medical treatment to deal with the fumes. Most were able to return home without much delay. HAZMAT - North-America - Mexico Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:58 PM PST EDIS Number: HZ-20131204-41853-MEX Date / time: 04/12/2013 15:27:29 [UTC] Event: HAZMAT Area: North-America Country: Mexico State/County: State of Hidalgo Location: Tepojaco Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Jennifer Cole, head of emergency management at the Royal United Services Institute think tank, said the materials could be used to make a dirty bomb. Mexican officials notified the International Atomic Energy Agencys Incident and Emergency Center that a truck carrying a radiotherapy machine used in cancer treatment was taken Monday morning. The truck was taking a cobalt-60 teletherapy source from a hospital in Tijuana to a radioactive waste storage center in Tepojaco. At the time the truck was stolen, the source was properly shielded, the IAEA stated. However, the source could be extremely dangerous to a person if removed from the shielding, or if it was damaged. Mexican authorities are searching for the device, the IAEA stated. Besides its use in medicine, cobalt-60 is used industrially in leveling gauges, detecting structural flaws and for food irradiation, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cobalt-60 decays by giving off beta particles and gamma radiation. The CDC stated exposure to large sources of the radioactive material can cause skin burns, acute radiation sickness or death. Event updates: Situation Update No. 1 on 05.12.2013 at 03:58:44. Snow Storm - North-America - Canada Posted: 04 Dec 2013 07:16 AM PST EDIS Number: SS-20131204-41852-CAN Date / time: 04/12/2013 15:12:30 [UTC] Event: Snow Storm Area: North-America Country: Canada State/County: Province of Nova Scotia Location: [Cape Breton] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Classes are cancelled in parts of the province and the Cobequid Pass was closed down again this morning after several vehicles became stuck in the snow. RCMP Staff Sgt. John Anderson said the provincial Department of Transportation had trucks out and was dealing with “a number of vehicles stuck.” Anderson advised motorists against taking an alternate route through the Wentworth Valley at this time because the poor weather is making driving there “very difficult,” he said. Police are asking motorists to postpone their travels and stay off the roads in the area until the weather passes. The closure was caused by tractor trailers that blocked both approaches to the toll plaza at the Cobequid Pass this morning, the Department of Transportation reported. The eastbound lane reopened at about 7:30 a.m., the department said, but there was no word on the westbound lanes. The vehicles became stuck on the Cobequid Pass after an earlier accident involving four tractor trailers had already been cleared up, Anderson said. A portion of Highway 104 near marker No. 61 reopened at 1:30 a.m. after a crash involving four tractor trailers closed it down for several hours, RCMP said. One eastbound lane was expected to remain closed while the other lanes were opened to traffic, but RCMP warned in a news release issued at the time that “very poor weather conditions, rain, wind and fog conditions continue to exist and the public is urged to reduce speed and drive with caution on all Nova Scotia highways.” The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal is reporting snow-covered and partly snow-covered highways in Halifax and surrounding areas, all along Highway 102 between Halifax and Truro, through Colchester and Cumberland counties and part of the Annapolis Valley. The Chignecto-Central regional school board is reporting that all schools in Cumberland County only are closed today due to poor road conditions. The board’s schools in other counties are still open. Classes are cancelled at the Whycocomagh Education Centre in Cape Breton due to a power outage, the Strait regional board announced. Students at John Martin Junior High, Harbour View Elementary and the Flexible Learning Education Centre in Dartmouth are also closed today due to a power outage, the Halifax regional board said. Earlier this morning, more than 8,400 Nova Scotia Power customers were without electricity this morning. By 9:30 a.m., that was down to more than 6,700 in parts of Cape Breton Island and Cumberland, Antigonish, Pictou, Lunenburg and Halifax counties, including more than 2,400 in part of Dartmouth. The Dartmouth area outage was caused by a transformer that exploded, causing a power pole fire in the area of Brule St. and Pinecrest Drive, the Halifax Regional Municipality reported this morning. Nova Scotia Power said high winds and bad weather are to blame for some outages and crews were still investigating the cause of power failures in some regions. Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for Halifax, Pictou, Guysborough and Antigonish counties and all of Cape Breton. Winter storm warnings are in effect for Inverness and Victoria counties, with 15 centimetres of snow expected and gusts of up to 120 kilometres an hour. Wind warnings are also in effect for Cape Breton, Richmond, Antigonish, Guysborough and Pictou counties, as the national weather service calls for winds of 90 to 110 kilometres an hour in these areas. The eastern part of Halifax County and all of Pictou County are under a rainfall warning, with five to 10 millimetres of rain expected today in these areas. Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Dec 2013 10:12 AM PST EDIS Number: NC-20131203-41834-USA Date / time: 03/12/2013 04:26:04 [UTC] Event: Nuclear Event Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of New Jersey Location: [Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: The Hope Creek nuclear plant in Salem County was taken offline Sunday after a high level of moisture was found in the steam that spins the plants turbine. The incident happened at 6:13 a.m., and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said all safety systems responded as designed. The NRC said no radiation was released at the reactor in Lower Alloways Creek Township, and no one was injured. Public Service Enterprise Group owns and operates the nuclear plant, along with neighboring Salem 1 and 2 reactors. Hope Creek is equipped with a reactor protection system that can automatically shut down the reactor if certain parameters are exceeded, said Neil Sheehan, an NRC spokesman. On Sunday, the system shut down the main turbine then the reactor. PSEG Nuclear spokesman Joe Delmar told the South Jersey Times high moisture can damage the turbine. A PSEG review determined that the failure of a control valve was responsible for the problem, Sheehan said. In late August, Salem 1 nuclear power plant was manually shut down following a leak of slightly radioactive water inside the containment building. Nuclear Event - North-America - USA Posted: 04 Dec 2013 10:12 AM PST EDIS Number: NC-20131203-41833-USA Date / time: 03/12/2013 04:23:59 [UTC] Event: Nuclear Event Area: North-America Country: USA State/County: State of New York Location: Scriba [Nine Mile Point Nuclear Power Plant] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: Operators at Nine Mile Point Unit 2 nuclear reactor shut down the plant this morning after pumps that circulate water through the reactor shut off while being shifted to a lower speed. Unit 2, which produces up to 1,360 megawatts, shut down at 9:04 a.m. Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, which operates the plant, did not predict when it would return to operation. The adjacent 620-megawatt Unit 1 reactor was not affected and remains at 100 percent power, said Jill Lyon, speaking for CENG, a unit of Exelon Corp. Nine Mile 2 had been operating at about 78 percent power since Nov. 26 as crews made repairs to the feedwater heating system, Lyon said. Today, as part of that work, operators reduced power further to facilitate the repairs. As operators powered the unit down, they shifted the recirculation pumps to a lower speed. During the shift, both pumps shut down, which according to procedure requires an immediate manual shutdown of the reactor, Lyon said. The pumps were subsequently restarted and are operating, but plant officials are still investigating what caused them to fail and what repairs are needed, Lyon said. Once repairs to the equipment are complete, the unit will begin a return to service, she said. Volcano Activity - Indonesian archipelago - Indonesia Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:14 AM PST EDIS Number: VA-20131202-41829-IDN Date / time: 02/12/2013 18:11:54 [UTC] Event: Volcano Activity Area: Indonesian archipelago Country: Indonesia State/County: Barisan Mountains, Sumatra Location: [Mount Kerinci Volcano] Number of Deads: N/A Number of Injured: N/A Number of Infected: N/A Number of Missing: N/A Number of Affected: N/A Number of Evacuated: N/A Damage level: N/A Description: The Mount Kerinci monitoring post has issued an alert prohibiting mountaineers from scaling the 3,805 meter mountains peak, following an increase in volcanic activity on Sunday. We are restricting mountaineering and trekking activities on Mount Kerinci to one-third of what they normally are for safety reasons, added the chief of the Mount Kerinci monitoring post, Indra Saputra, here on Monday. According to Indra, increasingly dangerous volcanic activity at the peak forced the post to issue an alert. Indra hoped that mountaineers would abide by the regulations for safety reasons. We are not preventing people from climbing the mountain. But, we are prohibiting them from reaching the peak because of dangerous volcanic activity, Indra added. The post chief said that people could carry out mountaineering or trekking activities on Mount Kerinci at a safe distance from the peak. Indra added that the day-to-day activities of people in the S. Solok district of W Sumatra and Kerinci district, as well as the Sungai Penuh city of Jambi Province, have, so far, not been affected by the increasing volcanic activity at Mount Kerinci. The monitoring post noted that Mount Kerinci has had volcanic earthquakes four to seven times a day. Mount Kerinci is located 130 kilometers to the south of Padang city between W Sumatra province and Jambi province. It is part of the Bukit Barisan mountain range. It is surrounded by Kerinci Seblat National Park, which is home to Sumatran tigers and Sumatran rhinos. The Kerinci crater is 400 x 120 square meters wide and contains green water. The stratovolcano (a conical type of volcano) is still active and previously erupted in 2008.
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