>>>but radiation was not released and there was no danger to the public, company and federal officials said.<<<
Yeah...they said the same thing in 1979.
Radiation and radioisotopes were released in 1979, but there were no fatailities and no increase in cancer deaths as a result. Those who fear nuclear power are the same who harbor irrational, hysterical fears of: asbestos, secondhand smoke, guns in the hands of citizens, DDT, global warming, or the grave dangers to the global biosystem if the Preeble's mouse, snail darter, spotted owl, or prairie dog were wiped out.
The amount of radiation released then was the equivalent of two dental xrays.
Thats what I was thinking.
In ohio not far from a nuke plant where my father was working men in white outfits and geiger counters came over to take some readings. They assured him there was nothing to worry about it was all routine...................