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A Nuclear Plant That Leaked 400,000 Gallons of Radioactive Water Will Be Shut Down After Second Incident via NBC News

Erik Ortiz/NBC News The owner of one of Minnesota’s two nuclear power plants said it will temporarily power down the facility Friday to repair a recurring leak of radioactive water discovered this week, occurring as state regulators had been monitoring … Continue reading

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Radioactive leak at Sweden’s Studsvik gets level 2 severity rating via Reuters

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The Swedish Radiation Safety Authority has issued a level 2 severity rating on a 7-degree scale for an incident on Sept. 21 at a nuclear testing facility in which radioactively contaminated material spread at the site. […] … Continue reading

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Czech nuclear plant shuts down 2 reactors after cooling system leak via RT

The Dukovany nuclear power plant in the southern Czech Republic has halted operations of two of its reactors after a pipe in the facility’s cooling system started to leak. The Wednesday shutdown was necessary as the repair was likely to … Continue reading

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NRC increases oversight at Oconee nuclear plant after crack, leak via WYFF4.com

OCONEE COUNTY, S.C. —The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is increasing its oversight of the Oconee nuclear power station after citing the plant for a violation related to the plant’s failure to identify and correct a crack in a weld on … Continue reading

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Plastic bags, tape, broomsticks fix San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station leak via abc news

Nuclear plant remains shut down SAN DIEGO – An inside source gave Team 10 a picture snapped inside the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) showing plastic bags, masking tape and broom sticks used to stem a massive leaky pipe. … Continue reading

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Radioactive water leaks at Genkai via The Japan Times Online

Mayor irate as utility fails to reveal glitch at suspended reactor SAGA — Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Saturday that 1.8 tons of radioactive water leaked in the purification system of an idled reactor at the Genkai power plant in … Continue reading

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