25,000 Gallons Of Radioactive Water Released On Plant Workers in Madrid

Lucaswhitefieldhixson.com
April 30th, 2011

14 people were working in the containment area of a nuclear power plant in northeast Spain this week when water used to cool a reactor was unexpectedly released.

The incident occurred in the middle of this week for reasons not clarified, not contaminated with any of the employees involved, as the plant owned by Endesa.

Contaminated water flooded the containment building where the workers worked until around the ankles, imbuing the shoe and part of the protective equipment for workers. The nuclear proceeded to evacuate all personnel to flush and decontaminate the building and looked at radiation levels of the affected employees.

These did not exceed the maximum levels of radioactivity permitted, he stressed the plant.  The water poured radioactivity acquired by being in contact with the reactor, but no particles radiating, as it is constantly filtered by chemical, plant sources said they considered “moderate to low” levels of radiation fluid poured into the area.

El Pais newspaper reported Saturday that the workers were in the building, although none are believed to have suffered dangerous contamination.

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