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Pickering nuclear power station has radioactive leak

Radioactive leak at Pickering nuclear station, Caledon Enterprise, 26 Nov 14 
Heavy water contained inside reactor; no impact to public, environment Pickering News Advertiser

PICKERING — Thousands of litres of radioactive heavy water leaked in a reactor at the Pickering nuclear station Friday.

The incident happened in Unit 7, which was undergoing a scheduled maintenance outage, at about 4 p.m. on Nov. 21.

A valve on the moderator system opened inside the reactor building, Ontario Power Generation reported on Twitter….. 6,900 litres of heavy water leaked……http://www.caledonenterprise.com/news-story/5154334-updated-radioactive-leak-at-pickering-nuclear-station/

November 26, 2014 - Posted by | Canada, incidents

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