Posted on 03/01/2006 8:44:05 PM PST by Palladin
An emergency alert has been raised at the Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant in Salem Township in Luzerne County, but officials said the public is not in danger. According to PPL officials at the plant, there was a release of halon in one of the non-nuclear structures at the plant. Halon is a fire suppressant. Officials at the plant said no flames were present, but there was a burnt smell detected.
The Luzerne County Emergency Agency also responded to the incident, and local E.M.A officials are on alert. Officials said there have been no evacuations. For any questions, residents of Luzerne County can call the rumor hotline at 1-800-821-3716. In Columbia County, residents can call the rumor hotline at 570-389-5738.
Glad to hear it was nothing major. Stay safe. Normally, I follow these stories as a TM terror tracker. This morning, however, I read it as a concerned mom with a freshman up at State College.
The BIG RED BUTTONS are not there for employees to use to keep themselves safe from Halon.
The BIG RED BUTTONS are there so employees can keep the HALON from discharging when the popcorn burns in the microwave.
I know, I have had to do it twice.
HALON is EXPENSIVE.
Thanks! That would explain living so close to a plant for so many years without ever hearing of a problem. A minor incident was not turned into "big news" as it was no threat to their agenda at the time.
"""Now that's a very good and important question. Might be two types of snow falling.""""
A new saying, don't eat yellow or glowing snow.
Thanks.I am going to check this out,fatima.
Did ya see this?
Did someone leave their popcorn in the microwave too long?
They had more to worry about from the NORM in the Flatirons area than from the spill!
Heck, the bio and med departments have more regulated material in one room than in the whole load of dirt.
Oh well, never understimate the ignorance of the population.
Your examples illustrate the absolute chaos that will result in this country if even one dirty bomb is ignited, even if no one is injured.
If those fire suppressant systems can't be made safe, we should quit building them. /sarcasm
There should be a 3 day wait and federal background check.
Or am I on the wrong thread?
LOL!!
We should ban fire trucks, too. The run into cars sometimes and hurt people. That is bad. Therefore firetrucks are bad.
I didn't; I live about 10 miles away. Thanks for the ping.
I guess it's a "non-nuclear" alarm: "there was a release of halon in one of the non-nuclear structures at the plant. Halon is a fire suppressant"
Two years ago, there was a car full of 5 foreigners who asked the toll taker at the Delaware Water Gap where the Berwick nuclear power plant was; they wanted to go fishing. They ended up finding it, and were detained by police for a short time. They searched the car, and found no fishing equipment... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1162743/posts
LMAO....we would like to suceed from Rendell.....
The river is very shallow near Harrisburg, but out here on the West Branch, where I am, there are speedboats--and drunks.
The Coast Guard protects Nuke power plants?
The article says "According to PPL officials at the plant, there was a release of halon in one of the non-nuclear structures at the plant. Halon is a fire suppressant. Officials at the plant said no flames were present, but there was a burnt smell detected."
Doesn't sound terrorist related.
I assume this is because Halon is heavier than air, which means it displaces it at ground level. Presumably, it would displace the oxygen as well. I don't think it is poison, but if it displaces air, I would think it was capable of drowning a person. Just as a person can stand in a water shower without drowning, a Halon shower would be harmless. But a tub of Halon might be a different matter.
People need free oxygen to breathe. Fire needs free oxygen to burn. If you remove the free oxygen from the fire, it isn't obvious to me how one would breathe (assuming the level was deep enough). Still, I am just speculating.
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