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Authorities are working to clean up an oil spill in central Arkansas after a crude oil pipeline ruptured. Mayflower Police Chief Robert Satkowski said an ExxonMobil pipeline sprung a leak Friday afternoon in the small city about 20 miles northwest of Little Rock. Satkowski says the pipeline has since been shut off. The spill forced authorities to evacuate dozens of homes Friday. Arkansas Department of Emergency Management spokesman Brandon Morris said earlier Friday that oil reached nearby Lake Conway, but he later said that information was incorrect. Oil spilled onto the road and lawns, but it’s not clear exactly how much. ExxonMobil says it’s working with emergency responders and local authorities to respond to the oil spill. The company says the incident is under investigation.

Power Reactor Event Number: 48869
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-col…
Facility: ARKANSAS NUCLEAR
Region: 4 State: AR
Unit: [1] [2] [ ]
RX Type: [1] B&W-L-LP,[2] CE
NRC Notified By: PHILLIP FORE
HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH Notification Date: 03/31/2013
Notification Time: 11:57 [ET]
Event Date: 03/31/2013
Event Time: 10:33 [CDT]
Last Update Date: 03/31/2013
Emergency Class: UNUSUAL EVENT
EMERGENCY DECLARED
RPS ACTUATION – CRITICAL
VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
OFFSITE NOTIFICATION

Unit 1 was in Refueling mode
Unit 2 was in Hot Standby mode

Here is the mode scale of Arkansas Nuclear Power Plant
mode 1 power less than 5%
mode 2 startup greater than 5%
mode 3 hot standby less than 350 degrees
mode 4 hot shutdown greater than 350 degrees ~Unit 1
mode 5 cold shutdown greater than 200 degrees
mode 6 refueling greater than 140 degrees ~Unit 2

Emergency at U.S. Nuclear Plant – Arkansas Plant Steam Dump
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eu8Fcp…

VIDEO:
http://wtvr.com/2013/03/31/1-dead-3-h…
Emergency at U.S. Nuclear Plant: Steam dumps to atmosphere — No known primary to secondary leakage — Full extent of damage unknown — Additional staff brought to site (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/residents-nuke-pla…

“Air detection teams deployed” after U.S. nuclear plant accident — “Evacuation signs were posted throughout community” — Concerns over building stability? — Worker: Worst thing to happen in 30+ years (VIDEOS)
http://enenews.com/residents-nuke-pla…

Community Members React to Fatal Accident at AR Nuclear One Plant
http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext?n…

U.S. nuclear plant suffers “significant industrial accident” — 8 injured, 1 dead — No ‘immediate’ threat to the public
http://enenews.com/u-s-nuclear-plant-…

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. (KTHV) – Entergy released the following statement Sunday regarding an accident at Arkansas Nuclear One in Russellville earlier that morning.

“A significant industrial accident occurred at Arkansas Nuclear One at approximately 7:45 a.m.

There has been one confirmed fatality and three additional injuries. The injured employees have been transported to a nearby hospital.

The accident occurred when a generator stator fell as it was being moved out of the turbine building. Unit 1 is in a refueling outage and Unit 2, which was operating at full power, automatically shut down. Both plants are in a stable shutdown condition and there is no danger to the public.

The plant is in an unusual event classification, the lowest of four emergency classifications designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Additional staff has been brought to the site to manage the situation.

Jeff Forbes, executive vice president and chief nuclear officer said, “We are deeply saddened by what has happened today. Our greatest sympathy is with the family and friends of the employee who lost his life, and with those who sustained injuries. I also want to express my sorrow and support to all those who work at Arkansas Nuclear One. I know this is especially hard on them.”
http://www.thv11.com/news/article/257…

Major oil spill in U.S. after pipeline bursts — 40 miles from Arkansas nuclear plant at ’emergency Level 4′ — “Like a river” of crude — Nearly 500,000 gallons spilled (VIDEO)
http://enenews.com/major-oil-spill-in…
http://www.thv11.com/video/default.as…

Original video by NibiruMagick2012 on YouTube & republished by jrae50021