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Radioactive leak found in reactor at S. Carolina nuclear plant, one of largest in US
rt.com, 11 November 2013
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 Nuclear Station in western South Carolina early Monday, according to ONS spokeswoman B.J. Gatten.
A robot was used to confirm the leak over the weekend after it was first suspected Friday night inside Unit 1’s containment facility, Gatten said.
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rt.com, 11 November 2013
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 Nuclear Station in western South Carolina early Monday, according to ONS spokeswoman B.J. Gatten.
A robot was used to confirm the leak over the weekend after it was first suspected Friday night inside Unit 1’s containment facility, Gatten said.