Radiation Leak Is Called No Risk

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commissionsays the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is not significant.
John White, a specialist, told ABC News on Sunday that there was no indication that radiation at the plant had exceeded or even approached regulatory limits.
The commission sent investigators to the power plant, in Dauphin County in south-central Pennsylvania, after a small amount of radiation was detected Saturday in the Unit 1 reactor.
About 150 employees were sent home that afternoon, but officials said there had been no public health risk.
Beth Archer, a spokeswoman for Exelon Nuclear, said the radiation had been quickly contained.
The unit has been shut for refueling and maintenance since Oct. 26. Workers are being tested for radiation exposure.Read More;http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/23/us/23leak.html
In 1979, a partial meltdown occurred in Three Mile Island’s Unit 2 reactor.

Radiation Leak Is Called No Risk