Tag Archives: Oconee Nuclear Station

‘Unusual event’: Oconee nuclear reactor shut down after transformer explosion & fire via RT

Posted on 2016/03/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

One of the reactors at the Oconee Nuclear Station has been shut down after a series of explosions and a fire damaged a transformed on site. The operator declared the incident “unusual” but emphasized there was no threat of radiation … Continue reading →

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US to spend $3.6 billion to avoid Fukushima-like radiation leak at its potentially dangerous 35 nuclear plants vie The Voice of Russia

Posted on 2014/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Fukushima disaster could happen in the US, believes David Lochbaum, a former nuclear engineer, director of the Nuclear Safety Program for the Union of Concerned Scientists. At present, US regulators have already been warning operators about the possibility of Fukushima-type … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2013/11/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

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 … Continue reading →

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