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<\/a>\r\n[…] a Chalk River nuclear operator mistakenly closed a vital\r\npumping system that cools the immense heat generated within the NRU\r\nreactor’s core […]\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\n[…] the Crown corporation said the Feb. 27 event — which the\r\nofficial report characterized as a “near-miss” —\r\nneeds to be taken very seriously. […]\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\n[Randy Lesco, vice-president of operations and chief nuclear officer\r\nfor Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd] said that further categorizing the\r\nincident as at “Significance Level 1,” the highest\r\norder, means AECL is treating it with appropriate importance […]\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\nCNSC President Michael Binder questioned why AECL and CNSC staff did\r\nnot alert the public to the incident, which the Citizen first\r\nreported on May 8. […]\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
\r\nAnd why didn’t the reactor have automatic alerts?\r\n\r\nIan MacCleod\r\nwrote for the Ottawa Citizen 7 May 2013,\r\n\r\nHuman error blamed for \u201cnear-miss\u201d at Chalk River reactor<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n
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<\/a>\r\nThe Chalk River nuclear reactor averted a major potential accident\r\nin February after an operator mistakenly closed a vital pumping\r\nsystem that cools the immense heat generated within the reactor’s\r\ncore.\r\n<\/p>\r\n
\r\nA senior plant official who happened to be in the control room\r\nspotted the error, reopened the main heavy water pumping system and\r\nsaved the NRU reactor from dangerously overheating.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n
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<\/a>\r\nChalk River is the site of the first nuclear reactor outside the U.S.\r\nand also of\r\n\r\ntwo serious nuclear accidents<\/a>.\r\nBut nothing to worry about this time,\r\n\r\nsays Atomic Energy of Canada.<\/a>\r\nWhen did you ever heard of solar panels melting down?<\/p>\r\n
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