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| Norway nuclear reactor suffered radioactive leak – authority | |
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| The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) has said that one of the country’s research reactors suffered a leak of radioactive iodine on Monday. | The Norwegian Radiation Protection Authority (NRPA) has said that one of the country’s research reactors suffered a leak of radioactive iodine on Monday. |
| “The radioactive leak was due to a technical failure during treatment of the fuel in the reactor hall. Emissions are low,” a statement from the NRPA said on Tuesday. | “The radioactive leak was due to a technical failure during treatment of the fuel in the reactor hall. Emissions are low,” a statement from the NRPA said on Tuesday. |
| The leak is not expected to pose a health risk or danger to the environment outside the facility, the NRPA says. | The leak is not expected to pose a health risk or danger to the environment outside the facility, the NRPA says. |
| Later on Tuesday the reactor's operator, the Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology (IFE), announced that the leak had been contained and no injuries had been sustained. | |
| "The reactor is shut. The leak is contained," Atle Valseth, research director at IFE, told Reuters. | |
| Valseth said the personnel at the plant had received a low dosage of radiation. "There is no danger to health. The radioactive dosage they have received is low," he said. | |
| The incident happened at 1:45pm local time on Monday at the Halden Reactor, located in Ostfold county in southeast Norway. | The incident happened at 1:45pm local time on Monday at the Halden Reactor, located in Ostfold county in southeast Norway. |
| Those working at the reactor at the time of the incident were promptly evacuated when the alarm went off. | Those working at the reactor at the time of the incident were promptly evacuated when the alarm went off. |
| The Halden Reactor was built in 1955 and became operational in 1958. It is a boiling water reactor which is dedicated to research purposes. “[It] is regarded in many countries as a strategic asset for testing fuel and reactor components,” according to data from the Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology. It runs at a maximum thermal power of 20 MW. | The Halden Reactor was built in 1955 and became operational in 1958. It is a boiling water reactor which is dedicated to research purposes. “[It] is regarded in many countries as a strategic asset for testing fuel and reactor components,” according to data from the Norwegian Institute for Energy Technology. It runs at a maximum thermal power of 20 MW. |
| The leaked radioactive iodine has a radioactive decay half-life of about eight days. It can cause mutation and even death in cells it affects. | The leaked radioactive iodine has a radioactive decay half-life of about eight days. It can cause mutation and even death in cells it affects. |