Source: Enformable
Date: 2/9/2012
An outage on Jan. 30 at the Byron NuclearPower Plant
started when an electrical insulator failed and fell off the metal
structure it was attached to. That interrupted power and caused the
reactor to automatically shut down as a precaution. “The broken
insulator was replaced and the NRC inspection team verified the repair,”
Viktoria Mitlyng said.
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Showing posts with label radioactive steam. Show all posts
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Friday, February 10, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
2/7/2012 More Concerns Over San Onofre Safety
Source: San Diego Reader
Date: Posted February 7, 2012, 7:26 a.m.
by: Dave Rice
Concerns about safety and the durability of components at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are continuing to surface as the plant approaches a full week of complete shutdown. The plant’s Unit 3 reactor was taken out of commission after a radioactive water leak was discovered on January 31, while Unit 2 was already down for scheduled maintenance. The Unit 1 reactor was taken offline permanently in 1992.
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Date: Posted February 7, 2012, 7:26 a.m.
by: Dave Rice
Concerns about safety and the durability of components at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are continuing to surface as the plant approaches a full week of complete shutdown. The plant’s Unit 3 reactor was taken out of commission after a radioactive water leak was discovered on January 31, while Unit 2 was already down for scheduled maintenance. The Unit 1 reactor was taken offline permanently in 1992.
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See also these great article from ENENews:
- Nuclear Expert: Pipe ruptures at Calif. nuke plant could have lead to meltdown, China Syndrome, catastrophic radioactivity release (VIDEO)
- San Onofre Whistleblower: This is extremely significant — They had an actual tube rupture — This is very, very significant (VIDEO)
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
2/2/2012 Radiation Leak Minimal in Byron Shutdown: U.S.
Source: NBC 5 Chicago
Date: Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 | Updated 2:10 PM CST
Radioactive tritium released was not enought to present a danger
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Date: Thursday, Feb 2, 2012 | Updated 2:10 PM CST
Radioactive tritium released was not enought to present a danger
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
2/1/2012 Radioactive Leak at California Nuclear Power Plant
Source: Washington's Blog
Date: 2/1/2012
Date: 2/1/2012
Probable Leak at San Onofre Nuclear Plant
The Los Angeles Times reported yesterday:
Officials at the San Onofre nuclear power plant shut down one of the facility’s two units Tuesday evening after a sensor detected a possible leak in a steam generator tube.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
1/30/2012 Home video of Byron Nuclear Generating Station venting radioactive steam
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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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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1/31/2012 Radioactive Steam Released At Nuclear Power Plant In Illinois
Source: CBS News
Date: 1/31/2012
by: Betty Nguyen
From the Chicago Tribune 1/30/2012: Backup generators kick in after shutdown at Exelon's Byron plant
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Date: 1/31/2012
by: Betty Nguyen
From the Chicago Tribune 1/30/2012: Backup generators kick in after shutdown at Exelon's Byron plant
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Monday, November 21, 2011
11/22/2011 Fukushima: “China Syndrome Is Inevitable” … “Huge Steam Explosions”, “Massive Hydrovolcanic Explosion” or a “Nuclear Bomb-Type Explosion” May Occur
Source: Washington's Blog
Date: 11/22/2011
Fukushima May Blow
I’ve repeatedly noted that we may experience a “China syndrome” type of accident at Fukushima.
For example, I pointed out in September:
Date: 11/22/2011
Fukushima May Blow
I’ve repeatedly noted that we may experience a “China syndrome” type of accident at Fukushima.For example, I pointed out in September:
Mainichi Dailly News notes:We are now head to head with a situation that mankind has never faced before.
As a radiation meteorology and nuclear safety expert at Kyoto University’s Research Reactor Institute, Hiroaki Koide [says]:
The nuclear disaster is ongoing.
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At present, I believe that there is a possibility that massive amounts of radioactive materials will be released into the environment again.
At the No. 1 reactor, there’s a chance that melted fuel has burned through the bottom of the pressure vessel, the containment vessel and the floor of the reactor building, and has sunk into the ground. From there, radioactive materials may be seeping into the ocean and groundwater.
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The government and plant operator TEPCO are trumpeting the operation of the circulation cooling system, as if it marks a successful resolution to the disaster. However, radiation continues to leak from the reactors. The longer the circulation cooling system keeps running, the more radioactive waste it will accumulate. It isn’t really leading us in the direction we need to go.
It’s doubtful that there’s even a need to keep pouring water into the No.1 reactor, where nuclear fuel is suspected to have burned through the pressure vessel. Meanwhile, it is necessary to keep cooling the No. 2 and 3 reactors, which are believed to still contain some fuel, but the cooling system itself is unstable. If the fuel were to become overheated again and melt, coming into contact with water and trigger a steam explosion, more radioactive materials will be released.
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Thursday, August 18, 2011
8/17/2011 Christopher Busby: Chernobyl-like radiation found in Tokyo
Source: RT News
Date: 8/17/2011
Workers at Japan's Fukushima plant say the ground under the facility is cracking and radioactive steam is escaping through the fissures. They also say pipes and at least one reactor were seriously damaged before the tsunami hit the area in March. RT talks to Christopher Busby of the European Committee on Radiation Risks.
Date: 8/17/2011
Workers at Japan's Fukushima plant say the ground under the facility is cracking and radioactive steam is escaping through the fissures. They also say pipes and at least one reactor were seriously damaged before the tsunami hit the area in March. RT talks to Christopher Busby of the European Committee on Radiation Risks.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
8/17/2011 Cracked Fukushima: Radioactive steam escapes danger zone
Source: RT News
Date: 8/17/2011
by: Anissa Naouai
Workers at Japan's Fukushima plant say the ground under the facility is cracking and radioactive steam is escaping through the cracks. The cooling system at the plant failed after the devastating tsunami hit Japan in March, sparking a nuclear crisis. But new evidence suggests that Fukushima reactors were doomed to cripple even before the massive wave reached them. RT's Anissa Naouai talks to Dr. Robert Jacobs, a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute.
Date: 8/17/2011
by: Anissa Naouai
Workers at Japan's Fukushima plant say the ground under the facility is cracking and radioactive steam is escaping through the cracks. The cooling system at the plant failed after the devastating tsunami hit Japan in March, sparking a nuclear crisis. But new evidence suggests that Fukushima reactors were doomed to cripple even before the massive wave reached them. RT's Anissa Naouai talks to Dr. Robert Jacobs, a Professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute.
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