U.S. investigates elevated radiation readings at Ohio nuclear power plant

[Ian David]

Source: BNO News

By BNO News

WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has launched an investigation into an incident at a nuclear power plant in Ohio on Friday in which elevated radiation readings were detected.

The incident happened on Friday at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, about 35 miles (56 kilometers) northeast of Cleveland. Details of the incident were not publicly disclosed until Tuesday afternoon.

According to the NRC, the issue involved the removal of a source range monitor from the reactor core while the plant was shut down for a refueling outage. A source range monitor measures nuclear reactions during start up, low power operations and shutdown conditions.

"While performing the activities to remove the monitor, workers at the plant identified an increase in radiation levels in their work area," the NRC said in a statement. "The workers stopped and immediately left the area when the higher than expected levels were identified."

Read more: http://wireupdate.com/wires/16944/u-s-investigates-elevated-radiation-readings-at-ohio-nuclear-power-plant/

---

[SkyDaddy7]

1. OH BOY!

:popcorn:

[kestrel91316]

2. No need to investigate. It can't possibly harm anyone. What a bunch of sissies.

:sarcasm:

[Mnemosyne]

3. 89 miles. Wheee. K&R n/t

[Kolesar]

4. John Funk at the Plain Dealer

Funk is my fav. He writes the wind turbine stories:

The inspectors want to to figure out what happened and whether mistakes were made.
...
In March, the agency notified FirstEnergy that Perry had not improved its three-year record as a power plant with "human performance issues," meaning workers make too many simple mistakes.

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/04/nuclear_regulatory_commission.html