Two leaky valves were responsible for the cloud of radioactive vapor that contam

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

10-18-1994

Pages

5B

Abstract

Two leaky valves were responsible for the cloud of radioactive vapor that contaminated a group of University of Southern Maine students last week, but it remains unclear whether the problem is due to design flaws or procedures at the plant. The leaks occurred while a filtering tank was being flushed, and pressure differences caused water to leak from the reactor coolant system into the tank.

Subjects

Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Radiation

Recommended Citation

"Two leaky valves were responsible for the cloud of radioactive vapor that contam" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 15382.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/15382