Local News in Braidwood, Illinois
NRC Estimates Tritium Release at Illinois Reactor
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:30 -0800
Nuclear regulator estimates low level of tritium released at stalled northern Illinois reactor
Illinois reactor shutdown blamed on bad insulator
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:32:50 -0800
A failed electrical insulator in a switchyard was to blame for the power failure that caused one of Exelon Energy's nuclear reactors in northern Illinois to shut down, company officials said Tuesday.Officials ...
Dems seek Wilhelmi’s successor
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:20:00 -0800
JOLIET — Will County Executive Larry Walsh and state Rep. Emily McAsey are both no’s.Lockport Township Clerk George Mushro is a maybe. And Braidwood City Clerk Pat McGuire is a yes.Those were just four of the names being bandied about on Monday as possible replacements for state Sen. A.J. Wilhelmi, D-Joliet, who surprised a lot of local politicians on Saturday when he announced he would be ...
Illinois nuke plant radiation release said safe
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 23:37:27 -0800
Gov't agency says "very, very, very small amount" of radioactive tritium released in steam poses no risk
NRC: No public danger from Illinois reactor
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:14:55 -0800
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Illinois nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:57:59 -0800
CHICAGO—A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down Monday after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.
NRC inspecting water pumps at stalled US reactor
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:05:12 -0800
A failed electrical insulator blamed for a power loss to a nuclear reactor in northern Illinois was replaced Tuesday, and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection into how some ...
Illinois nuclear plant shut down over power issue
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:45:01 -0800
A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down Monday after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.
Ill. nuclear reactor loses power, venting steam
Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:10:15 -0800
A nuclear reactor at a northern Illinois plant shut down Monday after losing power, and steam was being vented to reduce pressure, according to officials from Exelon Nuclear and federal regulators.
US estimates tritium release at Illinois reactor
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:37:27 -0800
The trace amount of radioactive tritium released in steam to cool a reactor during a shutdown at an Illinois nuclear plant was not enough to present a danger to the public, according to the first estimates by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.