One dead, three hurt in Arkansas nuclear plant accident | Reuters
Breaking: An industrial accident at an Arkansas nuclear power plant killed one worker and injured three others on Sunday, but there was no release of nuclear material, authorities and the operator said.
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One dead, three hurt in Arkansas nuclear plant accident
(Reuters) - An industrial accident at an Arkansas nuclear power plant killed one worker and injured three others on Sunday, but there was no release of nuclear material, authorities and the operator said.
A generator fell as it was being moved out of the turbine building at Entergy Corp's Arkansas Nuclear One plant in Russellville, Entergy said in a statement.
"There was no nuclear release of any kind," said Ed Barham, a spokesman for the Arkansas Health Department.
The injured workers were transported to a hospital, Entergy said.
The plant's Unit 1 was off line for refueling and Unit 2 automatically shut down and there is no danger to the public, it said.
The accident is classified as a unusual event, the lowest of four emergency classifications by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Entergy said.
(Reporting by Ian Simpson. Editing by Corrie MacLaggan.)
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Published: March 31st, 2013 at 7:29 pm ET
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The Courier: An Entergy spokesperson told The Courier the total number of Arkansas Nuclear One employees injured in the Sunday morning accident at the plant was eight, not three, as earlier reported. The spokesperson provided no other details about those injured, including their names or medical status. One worker died in the accident. [...] Arkansas Department of Health [...] stated there is no immediate threat to the public in the Pope, Johnson and yell counties area.
CNN coverage of the event here
One dead, three injured in Arkansas nuclear plant accident
An accident at an Arkansas nuclear power plant at 7:45 a.m. local time resulted in the death of one worker and left three injured, but did not cause radiation and it is not a public health risk, according to the Arkansas Department of Health.
"There was no nuclear release of any kind," said Ed Barham, a spokesman for the Arkansas Health Department.
The accident took place in Russellville, a city with 28,000 residents, about 81 miles from Little Rock.
“There is no danger to the public,” said Entergy Operations, Inc, owner of the plant, Arkansas Nuclear One, in a statement.
KTHV, a Little Rock television station, reported that residents heard a large boom at the time of the incident.
According to Entergy, part of generator fell as it was being moved and the plant automatically shut down.
The injured workers have been transported to a nearby hospital.
“Our greatest sympathy is with the family and friends of the employee who lost his life, and with those who sustained injuries,” said Jeff Forbes, executive vice president and chief nuclear officer.
The accident is classified as an "unusual event," the lowest of four emergency classifications by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Entergy said.
The company delivers electricity to 2.8 million customers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, has annual revenues of more than $10 billion and has approximately 15,000 employees.
Arkansas Nuclear One provides 30 percent of the state’s energy, according to the plant’s website.
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Arkansas nuclear site accident kills one
Accident at Entergy Corp's Arkansas Nuclear One plant killed one and wounded three in Russellville.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130331/arkansas-nuclear-accident-kills-one
Accident at Entergy Corp's Arkansas Nuclear One plant killed one and wounded three in Russellville.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130331/arkansas-nuclear-accident-kills-one
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130331/arkansas-nuclear-accident-kills-one
Officials said a worker was killed when a generator broke as it was being transported from the turbine building at Entergy Corporation's Unit 1 plant, reported Reuters. A local coroner told CNN the victim was 24-year-old Wade Walters of Russellville.
"There was no nuclear release of any kind," Reuters cited Arkansas Health Department spokesman Ed Barham as saying.
"We can understand the concern of all Arkansans about the situation at Arkansas Nuclear One," the health department's emergencies director, Dr. William Mason, said in a statement cited by CNN.
"We are closely monitoring what's happening there and will make recommendations for additional action if the need arises," the department said, recommending that "residents to take this time to review their Emergency Instructions Booklet" and other emergency resources.
Those injured have been hospitalized.
Unit 1 was taken offline to refuel, said Reuters, while Unit 2 was automatically shut down following the incident, an Entergy statement said.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/130331/arkansas-nuclear-accident-kills-one
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