Radioactive leak found in reactor at S. Carolina nuclear plant, one of largest in US

[unhappycamper]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Radioactive-leak-found-in-by-RT-TV-Nuclear-Energy-Plants_Nuclear-Waste_Radioactive-Fallout_South-Carolina-131112-746.html



Oconee Nuclear Station

Radioactive leak found in reactor at S. Carolina nuclear plant, one of largest in US
General News 11/12/2013 at 01:24:34
By RT TV

A reactor at one of the nation's largest nuclear power plants has been taken offline due to a radioactive leak within a containment building.

"Out of an abundance of caution," service was temporarily removed from Unit 1 at the Oconee Nuclear Station in western South Carolina early Monday, according to ONS spokeswoman B.J. Gatten.

A robot was used to confirm the leak over the weekend after it was first suspected Friday night inside Unit 1's containment facility, Gatten said.

Less than one tenth of a gallon of radioactive material is leaking per minute, though it is not yet known how long the leak has existed, she said, according to WYFF.

[AndyA]

1. Less than one tenth of a gallon of radioactive material leaking per minute is a good thing?

That means every ten minutes, almost a gallon...six gallons an hour...and they don't know how long it's been leaking. Great.

[theHandpuppet]

2. Just what I was thinking.

And pray tell, why WOULDN'T they know how long its been leaking?

[BlueStreak]

7. Exactly. And where is it leaking to?

[In_The_Wind]

3. That's just really wonderful!

[scmoore120]

4. kick for exposure

[MythosMaster]

5. Good thing the nuclear industry get to regulate themselves.

We wouldn't want those pesky government regulation getting in the way.

This is the state that brought us such luminaries as Jim DeMint, Lindsay Graham, Mark Sanford, Nikki Haley, and Strom Thurmund....

[proReality]

6. Apparently they won't learn these monstrosities are dangerous

till it's too late to do anything about it...and then they'll ignore the problems again.

[ReRe]

8. K&R

Has anyone seen or heard this on MSM? I don't watch it, but just switched over. Am I too old and out of my mind to think this should be the top story??????

[bvar22]

9. Relax....Nothing to worry about.

These modern Nuclear Plants are perfectly safe
because they have redundant back-up systems,
just like Fukushima!