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Exelon’s Byron 2 Reactor in Illinois Restores Offsite Power via Bloomberg Businessweek

Feb. 1 (Bloomberg) — Exelon Corp., the largest U.S. utility holding company, restored offsite power to the Byron 2 reactor in Illinois that was knocked out two days ago by electrical equipment failure. The plant, 85 miles (137 kilometers) west … Continue reading

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Release: Nuclear Power Plants Pose Risks to Drinking Water for Illinois via Nuclear Energy Information Services (NEIS)

PRESS RELEASE 10:00 AM January 24, 2011 CONTACT: Brian Imus, Illinois PIRG 312-544-4433 x210 brian@illinois.org.org David Kraft, NEIS 773-342-7650 Nuclear Power Plants Pose Risks to Drinking Water for Illinois Chicago, IL – The drinking water for 652,000 people in Illinois … Continue reading

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Backup generators kick in after shutdown at Exelon’s Byron plant via Chicago Tribune

Backup diesel generators are supplying power to one of two units at Byron nuclear power plant after the plant lost power this morning. Viktoria Mitlyng, spokeswoman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Region III office Lisle, said two diesel generators are … Continue reading

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Byron Station Unit 2 Loses Power, Declares Lowest Emergency Classification via WIFR.com

BYRON (WIFR) — A little before 10:30 this morning the Byron Nuclear Plant lost power and unit two went offline. Plant engineers are still trying to figure out why it happened. The plant has safeguards that go into effect automatically … Continue reading

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Officials say 17 Idaho National Lab workers exposed to radiation, taken to medical center via The Washington Post

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho — Seventeen Idaho National Laboratory workers were undergoing full-body scans after they were potentially exposed to low-level plutonium radiation Tuesday while cleaning at the nuclear research site, officials said. There was no evidence that radiation was released … Continue reading

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Nuke plants’ generator failures draw scrutiny via CBS News

(AP) ATLANTA – Four generators that power emergency systems at nuclear plants have failed when needed since April, an unusual cluster that has attracted the attention of federal inspectors and could prompt the industry to re-examine its maintenance plans. None … Continue reading

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‘Leak risk after explosion at French nuclear plant’ via BBC News

There is a risk of a radioactive leak after a blast at the southern French nuclear plant of Marcoule, media reports say. One person was killed and three were injured in the explosion, following a fire in a storage site … Continue reading

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Explosion rocks French nuclear plant via CBS News

PARIS – The French nuclear safety body and local authorities say an explosion has rocked the Marcoule nuclear plant in southern France. It was not immediately clear how serious the accident was. Regional fire officials tell French daily Le Monde … Continue reading

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