MONTREAL - A breakdown of a Canadian nuclear power plant led to the release in the waters of nearby Lake 73mila liters of demineralized water. The Canadian nuclear agency immediately reassured the public that the dispersion of water does not pose a danger to the health of the environment and people. The incident occurred in a nuclear Pickering, Ontario, apparently due to the malfunctioning of the seals of a pumping system.
"The radiological risk to the environment and people is virtually non-existent - the agency said. The Ontario Power Generation has informed the agency on Monday evening of the spill of about 73,000 liters of demineralized water from the A of the plant that morning . Opg The confirmed later yesterday evening, adding that the spill had been stopped and that the faulty pump was replaced.
"People are concerned when it comes to nuclear power, but in this particular incident it's normal water containing a small quantity radiation. And 'well below established limits, "said Ted Gruetzner, dell'Opg, the Canadian television CTV News. The Opg said that the spill will have no impact on drinking water quality and does not pose a health risk .
demineralized water is completely free of dissolved minerals, and not the so-called "heavy water" used as a moderator of nuclear reactions. John Luxat, an expert in radiation McMaster University, says that it is essentially distilled water, used to power steam generators. "It is not radioactive, does not pass through the reactor.
It passes through the system of steam generators used to produce steam that drives turbines," he told CTV. "It is usually used to remove heat from heavy water through the generators, but at no time entre into the reactor." The acuqa is drawn from Lake Ontario and is purified from the minerals in such a way that is not corrosive to the plumbing system.
In this case, water pumped back into Lake Ontario conteneve trace of tritium "at the very finger of the regulatory limits," said OPG. The Pickering station is located 40 kilometers east of Toronto and is home to two nuclear power plants with a total of six reactors. Ontario has three nuclear power plants: the two are Kicardine Darlington and the second largest plant of its kind in the world. 
"The radiological risk to the environment and people is virtually non-existent - the agency said. The Ontario Power Generation has informed the agency on Monday evening of the spill of about 73,000 liters of demineralized water from the A of the plant that morning . Opg The confirmed later yesterday evening, adding that the spill had been stopped and that the faulty pump was replaced.
"People are concerned when it comes to nuclear power, but in this particular incident it's normal water containing a small quantity radiation. And 'well below established limits, "said Ted Gruetzner, dell'Opg, the Canadian television CTV News. The Opg said that the spill will have no impact on drinking water quality and does not pose a health risk .
demineralized water is completely free of dissolved minerals, and not the so-called "heavy water" used as a moderator of nuclear reactions. John Luxat, an expert in radiation McMaster University, says that it is essentially distilled water, used to power steam generators. "It is not radioactive, does not pass through the reactor.
It passes through the system of steam generators used to produce steam that drives turbines," he told CTV. "It is usually used to remove heat from heavy water through the generators, but at no time entre into the reactor." The acuqa is drawn from Lake Ontario and is purified from the minerals in such a way that is not corrosive to the plumbing system.
In this case, water pumped back into Lake Ontario conteneve trace of tritium "at the very finger of the regulatory limits," said OPG. The Pickering station is located 40 kilometers east of Toronto and is home to two nuclear power plants with a total of six reactors. Ontario has three nuclear power plants: the two are Kicardine Darlington and the second largest plant of its kind in the world.
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