UK official loses USB stick with nuclear power plant dataFebruary 17, 2012 - 13:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of staff from the UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has lost a USB stick containing a safety assessment of a nuclear power plant. This Is London reported that the data was misplaced by an employee of the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), an agency of the HSE, while attending a conference in India, sources say. The lost stick contained a safety assessment of Hartlepool's nuclear plant which was undertaken in the wake of the Japanese radiation scare at the Fukushima nuclear plant. An ONR spokesman said that there was no "significantly sensitive" data lost, and the majority of the report has since been put in the public domain. He said: "An ONR member of staff lost an unencrypted USB pen drive containing the licensee's 'stress test' of a UK nuclear power station, which is a safety assessment of the station. It did not contain any significantly sensitive information. At the start of the European Commission 'stress test' program, the licensees of all UK nuclear power stations committed to publishing their stress test reports, so most of the findings in this report are now in the public domain. The use of unencrypted USB pen drives is not permitted by ONR for transporting documents with a security classification. An internal investigation has been undertaken by ONR." EU governments agreed last March that, in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and resulting tsunami which overwhelmed the Fukushima nuclear plant, all 143 of Europe's plants should undergo stress testing to common standards. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |