Source: rcjmd YouTube channel
Date: 1/30/2012
Offsite power was lost on 1/30/2012 due to equipment failure in the switchyard which caused the nuclear power plant's diesel backup generators to kick in. An Unusual Event was declared, which is the lowest of four emergency classifications established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. In the video steam containing small amounts of tritium (radioactive hydrogen) is being vented from the reactor, which is out of the ordinary. Under normal operation, only the cooling towers vent steam. The Illinois Emergency Management Agency was sent out to gather air samples as well as water and vegetation samples to test for radioactive tritium levels.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
1/30/2012 Home video of Byron Nuclear Generating Station venting radioactive steam
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