Feds Allowing Tritium Radiation Catastrophe Cover Up At North Anna VA Nuclear Plant?

Tritium trouble? Nuke fears rise with quake, self-policing

After the nuclear catastrophe that followed the earthquake and tsunami in Japan last spring, some Central Virginia activists cautioned that a similar nightmare could unfold right here at the Dominion-operated North Anna nuclear generating plant in Louisa County. Despite Dominion's assurances that the plant made it through the August 23 earthquake unscathed, activists contend that the quake, which measured 5.8 on the Richter Scale and had an epicenter just eleven miles from the plant, may have been more catastrophic than anyone is admitting. New information bolsters their fears.

On Monday, August 29, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that the quake may, in fact, have produced force that exceeded the North Anna plant's specifications and that the Commission is sending a special Augmented Inspection Team to assess the damage.

"Initial reviews determined the plant may have exceeded the ground motion for which it was designed," says the release, which also assures that "no significant damage to safety systems has been identified."

That's small consolation to one prominent nuclear watchdog, who says it's not what's above ground that gives him the greatest concern.
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[link to www.readthehook.com]

If this turns out to be leaking, and with Osama dead who are they gonna blame it on?

Where's the tritium?

BTW, North Anna definitely sustained major damage. They've admitted to some "cracks." They admit to about 1% of what they find, generally. (In a TEPCO-like emergency, more like the .001% they can't bullshit into being "questionable").

The article says:
"Adding to the concerns, there are now fears that pipes under the facility may be leaking radioactive tritium into the ground. In the past, nuclear plants have gone years and even decades without admitting to tritium radiation leaks."

Ah. Thank you. I didn't read the article yet... insanely busy tonight. But this is important, so I had to click.

Exactly...

North Anna Power Station in Virginia : Potential for post quake radioactive leakage to atmosphere?

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

"[ALERT] North Anna: Be Prepared for Radioactive Leakage Into The Atmosphere

Based on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Operations Center Event Reports For 08/23/2011 - 08/24/2011, fifteen nuclear plants made emergency notifications related to the 8/23/2011 Virginia earthquake. Out of the 15 different Nuclear plants which made emergency event reports, only the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant nuclear operating plant reported that they DID NOT have any radiological releases [Event Number: 47184].

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[link to www.nuc.berkeley.edu]