{"id":5297,"date":"2013-08-25T22:03:37","date_gmt":"2013-08-26T02:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5297"},"modified":"2013-08-25T22:04:23","modified_gmt":"2013-08-26T02:04:23","slug":"salem-1-nuke-back-up-in-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/salem-1-nuke-back-up-in-nj.html","title":{"rendered":"Salem 1 nuke back up in NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nNo, that can’t be: NRC hasn’t said it’s up\r\nafter\r\n\r\nSalem 1 was scrammed down last week<\/a>..\r\nOf course, NRC never posts\r\n\r\nevents<\/a> or\r\n\r\nstatus<\/a> on weekends, no matter\r\nwhat’s down, up, or on fire.\r\n

\r\nBill Gallo Jr. wrote for the South Jersey Times yesterday,\r\n\r\nSalem 1 nuclear reactor returns to service after faulty valve is repaired<\/a>,\r\n

\r\n

\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nThe Salem 1 nuclear reactor was returned to service today, less than\r\n48 hours after a leaking valve caused the plant to be shut down.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nThe plant began sending electricity out over the regional power grid\r\nat 4:47 p.m. today, according to Joe Delmar, spokesman for the\r\nreactor’s operator, PSEG Nuclear….\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nOn Thursday, operators became aware of the leak and were working\r\nmanaging the problem, Delmar said. The leak was coming from a valve\r\non the system within the reactor containment building and was\r\nallowing the escape of four gallons of slightly radioactive water\r\nper minute.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nPer guidelines from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the agency\r\nwhich oversees the operation of the nation’s nuclear reactors, the\r\nplant is limited to a water leak of only one gallon a minute.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nSince Salem 1 operators were unable to isolate the leak within the\r\nNRC’s required six-hour time frame, the plant was taken off-line.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nAccording to Delmar, workers were able to isolate the leak at\r\napproximately 10 p.m. Thursday after the plant was shut down and\r\nbegin needed repairs.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\nDelmar said approximately, 4,800 gallons of water leaked from the\r\nreactor coolant system. All of the water, described as slightly\r\nradioactive, remained in the containment building and went through\r\ndesignated plant drain systems and will be processed through normal\r\nplant systems.\r\n<\/p>\r\n

\r\n“To put the leak into perspective,” Delmar said,\r\n“the reactor coolant system contains more than 90,000 gallons\r\nof water.”\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nSo what do the normal plant systems do with radioactive water?\r\nDoes it end up in the Delaware River?\r\n

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