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1 | The Castor Project Causes Seismic Movements on the Spanish Coast | Espaina : Nampihovitrovitra Ny Sisintany Espaniola Ilay Tetikasa Castor |
2 | View of the Castor platform from the Vinaroz coast (Castellón province). | Ny fahitana ilay toerana misy ny Castor avy eny ami'ny moron-dranomasin'i Vinaroz (Faritanin'i Castellón). |
3 | Image from lanoticia.cat, used under the CC 3.0 license | Sary avy amin'ny lanoticia.cat, Ampiasàna ny lisansa CC 3.0 |
4 | Spain is not a country that has strong seismic activity. | Firenena tsy dia misy horohorontany henjana loatra i Espaina. |
5 | With the exception of a few limited cases, like the Lorca earthquake of 2011, the country's seismic activity is very low, and tremors don't usually cause any damage. | Ankoatra ireo tranga vitsivitsy toy ny horohorontany tany Lorca tamin'ny 2011, malefaka ny fihetsehan'ny tany ao amin'ilay firenena ary tsy dia manimba zavatra ny fihovitroviny. |
6 | For that reason, when frequent seismic movements were registered a few weeks ago-more than 350 tremors in the last month- in the gulf of Valencia, opposite the coast of the Castellón province, alarms went off especially when, in the early morning hours of October 1, an earthquake registered a 4.2 on the Richter scale. | Noho izany antony izany, raha toa herinandro vitsy lasa izay ka nisy horohorontany nitranga matetika - fihovitrovitra maherin'ny 350 tamin'ny iray volana lasa- tany amin'ny helodrano lehiben'i Valence mifanatrika amin'ny moron-dranomasin'ny faritanin'i Castellón, dia naneno ny anjomara fanairana, indrindra tamin'ny vao maraim-ben'ny 1 Oktobra, rehefa nisy horohorontany nahatratra 4.2 tamin'ny maridrefy Richter. |
7 | This unusual seismic activity may be caused by the injection of natural gas into the area that surrounds an old oil reservoir, now empty, which is 1750 meters deep and lies 22 kilometers from the Vinaroz area within the Castor project, which hopes to convert that reservoir into a gas storage facility [es]: | Angamba io horohorontany io mety ho vokatr'ilay fampidirana entona voa-janahary tao anatin'ny faritra manodidina ilay lavaka nisy tahirin-tsolika fahiny ary efa foana ankehitriny, izay any amin'ny 1750 metatra ny halaliny ary 22 kilaometatra avy any amin'ny faritr'i Vinaroz misy ilay tetikasa Castor, izay antenaina fa havadika ho fitobianà entona ny velarany : |
8 | According to European regulations, suppliers (…) are obligated to keep reserves equal to 20 days of stable sales from the previous year. | Araka ny fepetra Eoropeana, dia tsy maintsy manana fiandry mitovy amin'ny habetsahan'ny zavatra namidy 20 andro tamin'ny taon-dasa ny mpamatsy (…) . |
9 | Even though other types of these deposits exist in Spain that have not caused problems until now, the Castor project appears to be located in an especially unstable area. | Na dia efa misy karazan-javatra tahaka izany aza any Espaina dia tsy mbola mametraka olana izany hatramin'izao, any amin'ny faritra tsy marin-toerana loatra no misy ny tetikasa Castor. |
10 | The seismic activity may be caused by the injection of what is called “cushion gas,” which, according to the blog Sience, Information, and Emergencies [es], deals with: | Mety ho vokatry ny fampidirana ilay antsoina hoe “entona lafika” ilay fihovitrivitry ny tany araka ny fanazavan'ny bilaogin'ny Hairaha, Fampitàm-baovao ary ny Hamehana [es], : |
11 | Six hundred million m3 [of gas] (…) whose basic functions are to refill “dead” spaces of difficult deposit drainage, to serve as insulation between the Gas de Trabajo and the underlying aquifer (in order to avoid the possible production of free water), and in small part to contribute to the maintenance of deposit pressure. | [entona ] eninjato tapitrisa m3(…) izay ny asa fototra tena ilàna azy dia hamenoana ireo faritra “maty” sarotra itsofohana, sy natao ho fanelanelanana ny entona trabajo sy ny rano ambanin'ny tany ao ambany ao (mba hialàna amin'ny fisian'ny rano mikoriana malalaka) ary farafaharatsiny hanampy amin'ny fitazonana ny tsindrin'ilay toby. |
12 | Structure of the Castor project of gas storage. | Ny firafitry ny tetikasa Castor, fanatobiana entona. |
13 | Image from meteoweb.eu | Sary avy amin'ny meteoweb.eu |
14 | Furthermore, the Castor project is located over the Amposta faultline, which runs through the eastern coast throughout 51 kilometers and acts as the reservoir's border [es]. | Ankoatra izay, eo ambonin'ny vato mitriatr'i Amposta izay mitandavana 51 km manamorona ny sisin-dranomasina atsinanana ary mandrafitra ny sisin'ilay toby no misy ilay tetikasa Castor. |
15 | José Luis Simón, Geology professor from Zaragoza University and an expert in the tectonic study of the area, told the daily Levante [es]: | Nazavain'i José Luis Simón, mpampianatra Jeolojia ao amin'ny Oniversiten'i Zaragoza (Saragosse) sady manam-pahaizana momba ny fandinihina ny fihetsehan'ny fanambanin'ny tany ao amin'ilay faritra tao amin'ny gazety mpiseho isan'andro Levante fa : |
16 | Gas is injected into a below underground undersea area about which little is known, at rather high pressure, but one thing that is known is that a faultline passes just under the reservoir site and is considered active. | Ampidirana entona amin'ny tsindry ambony be ao ambanin'ny tany ao ambany ranomasina ao, izay zara raha misy fantatra ny aminy, fa ny tena azo antoka dia misy fivakisana mandalo ao ambanin'ilay toby ary heverina fa mbola mety hihetsika. ( |
17 | (…) The tensions have taken hundreds or thousands of years [to produce an earthquake], but upon injecting gas we are causing it to produce one now. | …) Mila an-jato na an'arivo taona [ vao afaka miteraka horohorontany] ny tsindry, saingy amin'ny fampidirana ny entona dia isika no manao izay mety hisian'ny horohorontany iray hitranga amin'izao fotoana izao. |
18 | The minister of industry ordered to stop work [es] on the platform this past September 26 and the experts from said ministry are considering completely stopping the project if a connection is shown between the project and the earthquakes. | Nanome baiko hanajanonana ny asa [es] teo amin'ilay toerana ny minisitry ny asa vaventy ny 26 Septambra lasa teo ary nihevitra ny hanajanonana tanteraka ilay tetikasa ireo manam-pahaizana avy ao amin'ny ministera raha toa ka misy fifandraisana ny tetikasa sy ny horohorontany. |
19 | The autonomous governments of Cataluña and Valencia have activated their earthquake risk plans. | Novelomin'ny governemanta mizaka tenan'i Katalaonia sy Valence ny drafitra momba ny fisianà horohorontany. |
20 | Area neighbors' worries have been reflected on social networks, which have also served to bring together demonstrations and protests in the affected towns. | Hita ao amin'ny tambajotra sosialy izay ampiasaina ihany koa ny hanentanana ny fanoheran'ireo tanàna iharan'izany no nilazan'ny mponina ny ahiahiny. |
21 | It has to be pointed out that in a radius of 100 kilometers from the Castor platform, there are tourist areas like Salou and historic villas like Peniscola and the ruins of Tarraco, but also installations of the Tarragona petrochemical industry[es] and nuclear centers of Ascó I and II and Vandellós[es]. | Tsara ho marihana ihany koa fa any amin'ny 100 km manodidina ny Castor no faritra natao ho an'ny mpizaha tany, toa an'i Salou sy ireo tranobe manan-tantara toa ny Peniscola ary sisan'i Tarraco, nefa misy ihany koa ny fanorenana ny orinasa fitrandrahana sy fanodinana Solika Tarragona sy ny vondrom-pihary herinaratra nokleary Ascó I sy II ary Vandellós[es]. |
22 | Economically, the project-which many emphasize is unnecessary-has overshot its budget. | Eo amin'ny lafiny ara-toekarena, nihoatra ny tetibolany ilay tetikasa- izay tsy hitan'ny maro izay ilàna azy. |
23 | At the end of 2011, 1195.5 million euros were already invested, 89. 54% over the initial foreseen cost. | Tamin'ny faran'ny taona 2011 dia 1195,5 lavitrisa euros no efa nampiasaina, 89,54% ambonin'izay efa novinavinaina. |
24 | According to the Confidencial [es], the previously mentioned budget presently | Araka ny Confidencial, ilay tetibola nolazaina teo aloha ankehitriny dia |
25 | has skyrocketed to 1,700 million. | tafakatra hatramin'ny 1.700 tapitrisa. |
26 | A characteristic example of the changes that have benefited the construction companies. | Ohatra iray marika hamantarana ny fanovàna izay ahitan'ireo orinasa mpanorina ny tombontsoany. |
27 | (…) A cost which would be defrayed by gas users throughout the rate. | (…) Vola izay averin'ireo mpanjifa ilay entona arakaraky ny vidiny. |
28 | (…) [Castor will receive ] In total, 250 million euros per year. | (…) [ Hahazo amin'izany ny Castor] Raha atambatra dia 250 tapitrisa euros isan-taona. |
29 | Some funds which, as system costs, are included in the bill [to the consumer]. | Vola , izay amin'ny maha-tombam-bidy azy dia efa ao anaty faktiora [ an'ny mpanjifa]. |
30 | [The impact] of this installation could only be avoided in gas bills if it can be demonstrated that grave negligence existed in the start up process. | Ny hany fomba azo ialàna amin'ny [voka-dratsin'] io asa io dia amin'ny alàlan'ny faktioran'ny entona raha toa ka voaporofo ny nanaovana tsinontsinona ny lalàna tamin'ny nanombohana azy. |
31 | On Twitter, the topic has been commented on a lot. | Be mpandalina be io resaka io ao amin'ny Twitter. |
32 | The Tarragona resident Andrea Lahoz shows her worry about the effect of the earthquakes in her area: | I Andrea Lahoz, mponina ao Tarragona dia maneho ny ahiahiny momba ny fiantraikan'ny horohorontany eo amin'ny faritra iainany : |
33 | I live in a city surrounded by factories and petrochemical plants. | Monina ao amin'ny tanàna voahodidina ozinina sy orinasa mpitrandraka sy mpanodina solika aho. |
34 | Now thanks to #castor I live freaked out, waiting for the next earthquake… | Ary ankehitriny noho ny fisian'ny #castor dia mandry tsy lavo loha aho miandry ny horohorontany manaraka… |
35 | Location of the Castor project and the Vandellós nuclear centers and Ascó I and II. | Ny toerana misy ilay tetikasa Castor sy ny foibe nokleary Vandellós sy Ascó I sy II. |
36 | Image from Google Maps. | Sary avy amin'ny Google Maps. |
37 | The construction of Castor is paid for by the ACS company, whose president is Florentino Pérez, also president of the soccer club Real Madrid [es] C.F. Trapichaire[es] underscores the double standard that Pérez shows at the time of approving certain expenses: | Vatsian'ny ACS vola ny asa fanorenana ny Castor, izay i Florentino Pérez no filohany, sady filohan'ny ekipan'i Real Madrid F.C [es]. Asongadin'i Trapichaire[es] ireo fiangàrana ataon'i Pérez mba hanaporofony ireo fandaniana ataony : |
38 | #sismicat Castor (Florentino Pérez) didn't do a seismic study to save money, but he bought Bale x 100 kilazos. | #sismicat Castor (Florentino Pérez) tsy nianatra momba ny horohorontany mba hitehirizam-bola fa nividy Bale x 100 kilazos. |
39 | #terremoto #RealMadrid | #terremoto #RealMadrid |
40 | Blanca Civit paraphrased the speech from Madrid's mayor before the COI in order to defend the city's Olympic candidate, which caused an avalanche of scathing jokes[es] on the Internet: | Notsorin'i Blanca Civit ny kabarin'ny ben'ny tanànan'i Madrid nanoloana ny COI mba hiarovana ny firotsahan-ko fidian'ny tanàna handray ny lalao Olaimpika, izay nahatonga ny fivatravatran'ireo tsikera miaro hatsikana tao amin'ny aterineto : |
41 | There is nothing like a relaxing #terremoto in the gulf de Valencia . | Tsy misy ohatra ny fialana sasatra #terremoto ao amin'ny helodrano lehiben'i Valencia . |
42 | #castor is not fun. | #castor Tsy kilalao ny #castor. |
43 | #terremoto #terratremol | #terremoto #terratremol |
44 | - Blanca Civit (@blancacivit) October 3, 2013 | - Blanca Civit (@blancacivit) 3 Oktobra 2013 |
45 | El buen progre also doesn't take the humor seriously: | Tsy noraisin'i El buen progre ho tena izy ilay sangisangy : |
46 | Don't worry so much about the scandal in castellón. | Aza matohotra ny amin'izay hitranga any castellón. |
47 | If you fill the ground with gas its normal for it to fart. | Rehefa fenoina entona ny tany dia mamoaka rivotra izy. |
48 | #Castor | #Castor |
49 | According to a report by El Periódico[es], “The District Attorney's Office for the Castellón Province has agreed to initiate proceedings for a criminal investigation” to clarify the origin of the earthquakes. | Araka ny tatitra tao amin'ny El Periódico[es], ” Nanaiky hanao ny fanadihadiana momba ilay heloka bevava ny Mpitsara ao amin'ny faritanin'i Castellón ” mba nanazavana ny fototr'ilay horohorontany. |
50 | On Friday, October 4, | Tamin'ny Zoma 4 Oktobra, |
51 | At about 2:00 in the afternoon, members of the Civil Guard air service, together with several agents from the group in Castellón, arrived at the plant, located 23 kilometers from the coast of Vinaròs. | Tamin'ny 2 ora tolak'andro, tonga tao amin'ny ozinina, izay 23 km avy ao amin'ny sisin-dranomasin'i Vinaròs ireo mpikambana ao amin'ny sampan-draharahan'ny Fiarovana ny Olona, niaraka tamin'ireo mpiasa avy amin'ny vondrona any Castellón. |
52 | According to sources, agents moved the platform in order to “check the platform and its functioning.” | Araka ireo loharanom-baovao dia nentina mba ” hanamarina ilay toerana sy ny fomba fiasany” ireo mpiasa.” |
53 | Agents verified that the plant has stopped. | Voamarin'ireo mpiasa fa nijanona ilay ozinina. |
54 | Now its a matter of waiting to get the report from the experts to know the final destination for the Castor project. | Ny tatitra avy amin'ireo manam-pahaizana mba hahalalàna ny fiafaran'ilay tetikasa Castor sisa andrasana. |