Like the NDK crystal explosion in Belvedere, IL?
Oooof, that's just gross negligence, sweet Jesus.
Like the NDK crystal explosion in Belvedere, IL?
Oooof, that's just gross negligence, sweet Jesus.
Like the NDK crystal explosion in Belvedere, IL?
@OVERKILL
How would this be handled in Canada?
Leaks from Minnesota nuclear power plant raise safety fears across US
Leaks were contained and posed no danger, official reports say, but past disasters continue to cause fears of power sourcewww.theguardian.com
Well, it's tritium, so the same as it's handled anywhere else. Generally, you try to avoid having the tritiated water released in the environment, but tritium is produced naturally and is in all water so a lot of these "concerns" , absent of actual concentration figures, are over the top or even fear mongering. The limit on tritium concentration in water varies on a per-country basis, but it's generally viewed as benign at typical (low) concentration levels. You can tell the Guardian didn't do any sort of investigation into tritium, given that none of that is mentioned in the article.@OVERKILL
How would this be handled in Canada?
Leaks from Minnesota nuclear power plant raise safety fears across US
Leaks were contained and posed no danger, official reports say, but past disasters continue to cause fears of power sourcewww.theguardian.com
No. I just saw it advertised. Was it suicide like the people who want to work on Chernobyl?Anyone watch The Days on Amazon?
Holy shikeys!
A more less sensationalized article. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/...icello-nuclear-plant-radioactive-tritium-leakWell, it's tritium, so the same as it's handled anywhere else. Generally, you try to avoid having the tritiated water released in the environment, but tritium is produced naturally and is in all water so a lot of these "concerns" , absent of actual concentration figures, are over the top or even fear mongering. The limit on tritium concentration in water varies on a per-country basis, but it's generally viewed as benign at typical (low) concentration levels. You can tell the Guardian didn't do any sort of investigation into tritium, given that none of that is mentioned in the article.
Up here, the operator would have notified the CNSC immediately if we had a leak (which has happened, but they typically aren't outside the plant unless somebody buggers something up, like the wrong tank gets emptied) and the CSNC would have put out a notice, and then how the media runs with it will vary wildly depending on their bias.
The NRC has a page on tritium here:
Backgrounder on Tritium, Radiation Protection Limits, and Drinking Water Standards
Backgrounder on Tritium, Radiation Protection Limits, and Drinking Water Standardswww.nrc.gov
You can compare that to the CNSC page on tritium here:
Facts about tritium
nuclearsafety.gc.ca
Yes, that's a much better article.A more less sensationalized article. https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/...icello-nuclear-plant-radioactive-tritium-leak