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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:32:03 PM EDT
RUSSELLVILLE - A second level alert has been declared at Arkansas Nuclear One near Russellville following a fire in the Unit 2 Auxiliary Extension Building.
The fire broke out at around 1:04 on Monday afternoon and was extinguished within ten minutes. The reactor in Unit 2 remains online at about 60 percent power. The Unit 1 reactor was not affected and is still operating at 100 percent. No radiation release has been reported. Area residents are asked not to contact the plant, and the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services indicates that no actions are required for the general public at this time. The Division of Health has activated its Emergency Operations Facility and officials in Pope, Yell, Logan, Johnson and Conway counties have activated their Emergency Operations Centers for precautionary reasons. Anyone living within 10 miles of the plant should listen to NOAA Weather Radio, FM 162.525 for further information or local radio stations KLYR-AM 1360, KCAB-AM 980, KARV-AM 610, KMTC-FM 91.1, KLYR-FM 92.7, KCJC-FM 102.3, KXRJ-FM 91.9 or KWKK-FM 100.9. Residents can also review their Emergency Instructions Booklet. They should not, however, call local officials because telephone circuits in the area are being used by emergency workers. If you have questions, you may call 479-968-7171. Local officials and the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services report they are continuing to monitor the situation and will recommend protective actions should they be needed. OH SHIT  The one day the wind is blowing east to west...  |
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:33:53 PM EDT
[#1]
not a big deal to worry about
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:34:01 PM EDT
[#2]
Oh shit, I'm in Springdale right now delivering to Russelville in the morning.
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:41:17 PM EDT
[#3]
If its not a big deal and just a small problem, why did they go to that level and why is it still at a standby level.
I guess this is supposed to make me feel better than the 1000+ gallons of radioactive water they dumped in the building a while back when they screwed up the pumps. 
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:44:30 PM EDT
[#4]
Just a quick question, what does a second level alert mean? I personally have no idea, so it's hard for me to react one way or another. I do know, however, that the NRC is very strict and take any mishaps in a nuclear power plant very seriously. They also try to err on the side of caution whenever possible. |
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:44:52 PM EDT
[#5]
Need to worry if you see people in yellow hazard suits in your neighborhood
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:49:25 PM EDT
[#6]
AAAaHHHHHhhh!! We gonna die!!
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:50:48 PM EDT
[#7]
The four levels of emergency classification at a nuclear power plant are:
Notice of Unusual Event Alert Site Area Emergency General Emergency An alert is no cause for concern to the local populace. A fire anywhere in the plant that is not extinguished within 15 minutes would qualify. If they had an electrical fire in switchgear or a breaker, that would qualify. Don't panic ladies. |
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:52:28 PM EDT
[#8]
You are going to be up to your ass in Zombies by tomorrow night, keep your eyes open.
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:52:59 PM EDT
[#9]
My understanding is that there are 4 levels, 4 being true SHTF... SO i guess 2 is a pretty decent reason to worry, i would think 3 would be something that is bad but contained.
Im out of the 10 mile zone, but its very windy today... If anything did get out im probably in the 15 mile radius and with 20 mph gusts and swirling winds it would be crappy if it did turn out worse. I guess the bright side of things is that i was put out in 10 minutes not 10 days 
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:56:44 PM EDT
[#10]
Just expanding on your post Found the following here Unusual Event An off-normal incident or condition at the plant for which no significant degradation of safety has occurred or is expected. Any releases of radioactive material which may have occurred or are expected to occur are minor and constitute no appreciable health hazard. An unusual event is a minor incident, often non-nuclear, such as a plant worker injury or severe weather. No public action is required. Alert An event that involves an actual or potential substantial degradation of safety, combined with a potential for limited uncontrolled releases of radioactivity from the plant. This is still a relatively minor incident, and no public action is required. Site Area Emergency An event that involves actual or likely major failures of plant functions needed for protection of the public, combined with a potential for significant uncontrolled releases of radioactivity. Sirens within the 10-mile emergency planning zone around the plant would sound, alerting the public to tune to local radio and television stations for official information. Non-essential plant personnel would evacuate. This category involves a serious incident, such as a reactor coolant leak or fire in a safety system. General Emergency An event involving actual or imminent substantial core degradation and potential loss of containment integrity combined with a likelihood of significant uncontrolled releases of radioactivity. This is the most severe emergency. Sirens within the 10-mile zone would sound, alerting people to tune to local radio and television stations for official information. Some public protection measures would be likely. |
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Posted: 10/30/2006 5:58:49 PM EDT
[#11]
When your hand is brighter than your night sights, know that it is too late.
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Posted: 10/30/2006 6:00:02 PM EDT
[#12]
 LEVEL 5 FUKT 
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Posted: 10/30/2006 6:01:00 PM EDT
[#13]
When you see convoys of cement trucks headed to the nuclear plant to seal it up, that's a cue to get out of dodge!
 Otherwise, I'm sure the plant personnel can handle it. They better handle it because they're going to eat it first if things go bad.
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Posted: 10/30/2006 6:04:24 PM EDT
[#14]
FENOC lost around $400,000,000 due to the Davis-Besse reactor-head fiasco a few years ago. |
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Posted: 10/30/2006 6:08:47 PM EDT
[#15]
Damn. I had thought that bird flu was going to be the one that gets us all.
The tree huggers were right.  
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:29:03 AM EDT
[#16]
Well were not dead yet, but the news just ran a segment on a new vaccine resistant bird flu... I didnt even know they had a vaccine in China, but apparently its not making things better. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:30:52 AM EDT
[#17]
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:38:50 AM EDT
[#18]
 Remain Calm. All is Well!!! |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:46:56 AM EDT
[#19]
The clouds glowed with a green color over Chernobyl the night of the incident. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:49:13 AM EDT
[#20]
probably just SOP
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:49:34 AM EDT
[#21]
This is exactly right and no need for the general public to worry. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 7:57:45 AM EDT
[#22]
i used to work the nuclear circut when there was money in it. i've even been to ANO several times and can't imagine why this would be news worthy. i remember when oil from a pump sprayed out all over the insulation on the steam generator, i think it was unit 1 but that fire was fuggen huge, plus it was inside the reactor building and nothing was ever said about it.
fires at nuclear plants are fairly common. now that i think about it, i have seen many. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:04:16 AM EDT
[#23]
Are there any real pictures of the clouds over Chernobyl?
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:06:43 AM EDT
[#24]
grab your guns and get in a storm shelter now
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:11:12 AM EDT
[#25]
Thats supposed to makes us feel better about it? Its newsworthy because they went to level 2, apparently there must be some danger of discharging something when it happened. Im pretty certain there is an onsite fire unit, so they probably did a good job of getting at it quickly. Any idea on what actually goes on in that building anyway? Im all for Nuclear Power, but they need a plan to build new ones alongside the the old instead of running the old ones into the ground. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:12:23 AM EDT
[#26]
Really? |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:15:34 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:21:12 AM EDT
[#28]
One word! HOMER SIMPSON
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Posted: 10/31/2006 8:34:44 AM EDT
[#29]
Apparently not. Here is an article about the "glowing clouds" with and "artist's rendition": http://smthop.com/articles1details.asp?NewsNum=805 |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:07:53 AM EDT
[#30]
"Run! Get to the chop-pah! Go!"
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:20:36 AM EDT
[#31]
Bingo. Humor-wise, the NRC is the Secret Service of regulatory agencies, and justly so. However, your hyper-ventilating is precisely why there aren't more nuke plants being built. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:25:57 AM EDT
[#32]
Yeah, really no reason to worry... but its fun to wrap tin foil and patrol for zombies... this is ARFCOM
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:35:16 AM EDT
[#33]
I always heard that not that many people actually died from chernobyl... I believe I read it in John Stossel's 'Give me a Break'??? 
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:35:48 AM EDT
[#34]
Man. Someone could have fun with that today/tonite!! "There is a mandatory evacuation... and we have to collect all contaminated candy..." |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:37:41 AM EDT
[#35]
Uhh...its only Arkansas.
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Posted: 10/31/2006 10:44:15 AM EDT
[#36]
Damn nookular plants.
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Posted: 10/31/2006 11:53:16 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/31/2006 12:13:42 PM EDT
[#38]
They have a semi srious situation that has provided a real scenerio for training purposes. It would be negligent for them NOT to use it as such and go to level 2.
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Posted: 10/31/2006 12:22:06 PM EDT
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Posted: 10/31/2006 12:26:04 PM EDT
[#40]
Dude, this was yesterday... There will be Zombies everywhere by tonight. I suppose its all good now, havent heard otherwise. Which hills are you in? Im on up to the south and west a bit but i used to work in Russellville. |
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Posted: 10/31/2006 1:20:48 PM EDT
[#41]
fires happen simply because there is alot of heat at a nuclear plant. add to that a mix of flamable chemicals and such = fires. most if not all nuclear plants keep a contractor on site whose enitre staff is there just for fire watch / fire response type stuff. usually its nothing big, like some welder sets his gloves down on a heat exchanger or one time a supervisor left a stack of paper work and manuals on a cable tray in the reactor building. that turned into a large electrical fire when the insulation burned of and shorted out a big 480V pannel.
nuclear plants aint what most people seem to think. they are more like construction sites than anything seen on TV because of the constant on going maintenance and upgrades. i've done most of it, carpenter, welder, fitter, sheetmetal, decon, non destructive testing, and some other stuff. anyway, they are pretty safe in my opinion. |
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