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Federal regulators cite Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant for safety issue

Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant cited for safety issue Miscalculation might have triggered unnecessary evacuation By Timothy B. Wheeler, The Baltimore Sun August 8, 2014

 The operators of Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant have been cited for a miscalculation that federal safety inspectors said might have triggered an unnecessary evacuation or other emergency response to an insignificant radiation leak.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday it had preliminarily classified the mistake by Exelon Generation Co. as one of “low to moderate” safety significance. But an NRC spokesman said it could lead to increased federal scrutiny of the twin-reactor plant in Lusby, 70 miles south of Baltimore…… http://www.baltimoresun.com/features/green/blog/bs-bz-calvert-cliffs-nuclear-citation-20140808,0,325214.story#ixzz39w4kFJxG

August 9, 2014 - Posted by | general

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