Woman found dead in Lake Ontario in 2017 matches identity of missing person in Switzerland
Genetic genealogy has helped Toronto police identify a woman who was found dead in Lake Ontario in 2017.
Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chornobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the UN nuclear watchdog saw "no critical impact on security."
State-run nuclear company Energoatom said a high-voltage power line had been damaged during fighting between Ukrainian troops and Russian forces who are occupying the defunct plant, and that it had been cut off from the national power grid.
It said "radioactive substances" could eventually be released, threatening other parts of Ukraine and Europe, if there was no power to cool spent nuclear fuel stored at the plant that suffered the world's worst nuclear accident in 1986.
Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said reserve diesel generators could power the plant for only 48 hours.
"After that, cooling systems of the storage facility for spent nuclear fuel will stop, making radiation leaks imminent," he said on Twitter. "I call on the international community to urgently demand Russia to cease fire and allow repair units to restore power supply."
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Twitter that the "development violates (a) key safety pillar on ensuring uninterrupted power supply" but that "in this case IAEA sees no critical impact on safety."
The IAEA had warned on Tuesday that the systems monitoring nuclear material at the radioactive waste facilities at Chornobyl had stopped transmitting data.
The Chornobyl plant, which is still radioactive, lies about 100 kilometres from Kyiv. Its fourth reactor exploded in April 1986 during a botched safety test, sending clouds of radiation billowing across much of Europe.
A nuclear expert with knowledge of the plant's system said there was cause for concern about the situation, and a key question would be how rapidly power can be restored.
"Power cuts to nuclear facilities are potentially very dangerous," said the expert, who declined to be identified because he is not authorized to speak in public about the situation.
"The power cut could lead to water in the storage facility evaporating and exposure of spent fuel rods. They could eventually melt and that could lead to significant radiation releases."
Genetic genealogy has helped Toronto police identify a woman who was found dead in Lake Ontario in 2017.
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The headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington, D.C., was briefly evacuated on Wednesday morning after a suspicious package containing two vials of blood was delivered to the building, the police said.
A private island on Nova Scotia’s South Shore has been listed for sale with a $11.5-million USD price tag.
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A Montreal photographer captured the moment a Canada goose defended itself from a fox at the Botanical Garden.
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A Tennessee judge on Wednesday blocked the auction of Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, by a company that claimed his estate failed to repay a loan that used the property as collateral.
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A Montreal photographer captured the moment a Canada goose defended itself from a fox at the Botanical Garden.
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A sanctuary dedicated to animals with disabilities is celebrating the third birthday of one of its most popular residents.
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A Starbucks fan — whose name is Winter — is visiting Canada on a purposeful journey that began with a random idea at one of the coffee chain's stores in Texas.