Ill. nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam

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5. Doesn't look like a Fukushima event so far.

The steam's being vented from the non-nuclear part of the plant, and the backup systems are keeping the pumps running.

But even though the reactor's been SCRAMed, you still need to cool it while the residual nuclear heat dissipates, which can take days. If you don't, see Fukushima...

I'm guessing this will be fixed before long and everything will be back to business as usual.