Sampling results show no measureable increases in radiation - Springfield IL

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-02-08 14:14

SPRINGFIELD – Laboratory analysis of environmental sampling conducted by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) earlier this week showed no measureable increases of radiation in the environment as a result of a steam release from the Byron Nuclear Power Plant. The release occurred during an Unusual Event incident at the plant on Monday following a loss of off-site power.

“Our laboratory results confirm that the steam release at the Byron Nuclear Power Plant on Monday presented no health hazard for people who live and work in the area,” said IEMA Director Jonathon Monken.

An IEMA environmental monitoring team on Tuesday collected water and vegetation samples that were analyzed for tritium in the agency’s radiochemistry laboratory in Springfield. The testing included water samples from four locations where routine samples were taken on Jan. 11. Results from the samples collected this week were statistically the same for three of the samples.
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Byton is a PWR

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2012-02-08 16:47.

Byron is a PWR and one doesn't normally expect a radioactivity release from steam venting because the secondary loop, which is the one that turns to steam, doesn't go through the reactor:

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/students/animated-pwr.html

I thought they already

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2012-02-09 19:41.

I thought they already admitted to having released tritium.