14 workers affected by water leak at Asco nuclear plant

escape of 25,000 litres of radioactive water from the Asco I plant in Tarragona has been described by the CSN, the Nuclear Safety Council as ‘Not an accident’.

14 workers were covered up to their ankles by the water after a valve opened in an ‘unwanted way’. The CSN described it as ‘an inadequate procedure’, and underlined that none of the employees were contaminated above safety levels.

The plant, which was in switched off mode for refuelling at the time, was evacuated so the water could be cleared and the building be decontaminated.

The water which escaped had been in contact with the reactor as part of the cooling system, but did not contain radiating particles because of chemical filtering procedures.

 

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