Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Illinois Nuclear Power Plant Loses Power ... Vents Radioactive Steam

Exelon nuclear power company - the largest nuclear operator in the U.S. - issued a press release yesterday stating:
Operators at Byron Generating Station declared an Unusual Event at 10:18 a.m. CT, due to the loss of offsite power and Unit 2 coming offline.

The nuclear facility’s diesel generators activated as designed to provide power to the facility when there is a loss of offsite power to the facility. The facility remains in a safe condition. Station engineering experts are

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