Press Release-III-11-025, NRC Responds to Alert at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant

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Press Release-III-11-025: NRC Responds to Alert at Dresden Nuclear Power Plant
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Issue date: 07/15/2011
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Press Release-III-11-025
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NRC NEWS U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Office of Public Affairs Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle IL 60532 Site: www.nrc.gov Blog: http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov No. III-11-025 July, 15 20111

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Viktoria Mitlyng (630) 829-9662 E-Mail: OPA3.RegionIII@nrc.gov Prema Chandrathil (630) 829-9663 NRC RESPONDS TO ALERT AT DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER PLANT The Dresden Nuclear Power Plant declared an Alert at 10:16 a.m. CT. The Alert was declared after a chemical leak restricted access to a vital area that houses plant cooling water pumps. The leaking chemical is sodium hypochlorite, which is similar to bleach, and is routinely used in plant operations to treat water. There is currently no impact to the public health and safety and the environment.

The two-unit plant is owned and operated by Exelon Generating Co. The plant is located in Morris, Ill., roughly 60 miles southwest of Chicago.

The NRCs two resident inspectors onsite and staff in the Region III office located in Lisle, Ill are closely following the event and the utilitys actions.

The leak has been stopped and clean up by plant workers is underway. The utility reported about 330 gallons of the chemical leaked but was contained. The utility also reported two plant workers who were working in the area were taken offsite for treatment due to possible inhalation of the chemical fumes.

An Alert is the second lowest of the NRCs emergency level classification. Once the event is over, the NRC will review the utilitys actions and follow up on the cause of the leak.

Both units continue to operate at 100 percent power.

News releases are available through a free listserv subscription at the following Web address: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver.html. The NRC homepage at www.nrc.gov also offers a SUBSCRIBE link. E-mail notifications are sent to subscribers when news releases are posted to NRC's website.

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