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“Unusual event” at PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear plant

Leak found at PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear plant after reactor shut down “Unusual event” declared – an emergency classification established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. By Sam Kennedy, Of The Morning Call  September 16, 2013  PPL Corp.’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Luzerne County declared an “unusual event” Sunday after radioactive water was discovered leaking inside a room in the plant’s Unit 2 reactor building.An unusual event is the first of the four emergency classifications established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for nuclear power plants……..http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-ppl-nuclear-plant-leak-0916-20130916,0,6535111.story#ixzz2fCcf1bAN

September 17, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | incidents, USA