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Kixeliz t1_iv29fdq wrote

Reply to comment by timberwolf0122 in New England may not have enough natural gas to last the winter by mycophdstudent

here's the Dept. of Health's recap. While tritium alone may not be harmful in small doses, that it was leaking radioactive matieral was an issue.

https://www.healthvermont.gov/response/environmental/tritium-contamination-vt-yankee-2010-12

> On February 14, the major source of the leak was found. A pair of stream pipes in the PDF icon Advance Off-Gas (AOG) pipe tunnel were found to be badly corroded and leaking nuclear steam. The floor drain of this concrete tunnel was found to be clogged with construction debris and mud, which caused condensate from the steam pipes to pool inside the tunnel and leak out at a failed joint.

Seems a tad problematic, no?

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timberwolf0122 t1_iv34os1 wrote

Again, not great but also not terrible.

The plant was clearly aging, I just wish we could have built a new modern reactor on the site so it could stay running while the old reactors are decommissioned

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Twombls t1_iv5w2vm wrote

"Not great not terrible" is exactly what you want to hear in terms of a nuclear plant lmao.

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timberwolf0122 t1_iv6um60 wrote

I’m quoting a line from HBO’s Chernobyl, it was a little tongue in cheek

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Loudergood t1_iv5qyhu wrote

Can't do that in the US these days. It'd make universal healthcare look cheap.

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