\n\u2018Significance Level 1\u2032 incident at nuclear reactor \u2014 \u201cThe highest order\u201d \u2014 Public not alerted by officials \u2014 Characterized as \u2018near miss\u2019<\/a>\n<\/p>\n
\n\n
\n<\/a>
\n[…] a Chalk River nuclear operator mistakenly closed a vital
\npumping system that cools the immense heat generated within the NRU
\nreactor’s core […]\n<\/p>\n\n[…] the Crown corporation said the Feb. 27 event — which the
\nofficial report characterized as a “near-miss” —
\nneeds to be taken very seriously. […]\n<\/p>\n\n[Randy Lesco, vice-president of operations and chief nuclear officer
\nfor Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd] said that further categorizing the
\nincident as at “Significance Level 1,” the highest
\norder, means AECL is treating it with appropriate importance […]\n<\/p>\n\nCNSC President Michael Binder questioned why AECL and CNSC staff did
\nnot alert the public to the incident, which the Citizen first
\nreported on May 8. […]\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\nAnd why didn’t the reactor have automatic alerts?<\/p>\n
Ian MacCleod
\nwrote for the Ottawa Citizen 7 May 2013,
\n
\nHuman error blamed for \u201cnear-miss\u201d at Chalk River reactor<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\n
\n<\/a>
\nThe Chalk River nuclear reactor averted a major potential accident
\nin February after an operator mistakenly closed a vital pumping
\nsystem that cools the immense heat generated within the reactor’s
\ncore.\n<\/p>\n\nA senior plant official who happened to be in the control room
\nspotted the error, reopened the main heavy water pumping system and
\nsaved the NRU reactor from dangerously overheating.\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\n<\/a>
\nChalk River is the site of the first nuclear reactor outside the U.S.
\nand also of
\n
\ntwo serious nuclear accidents<\/a>.
\nBut nothing to worry about this time,
\n
\nsays Atomic Energy of Canada.<\/a>
\nWhen did you ever heard of solar panels melting down?<\/p>\n\n -jsq<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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