ApocaDocs: Radiation detected at Three Mile Island; public OK

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Posted Sun Nov 22 2009: from Associated Press:


	Radiation detected at Three Mile Island; public OK http://apocadocs.com/s.pl?1258910390 MIDDLETOWN, Pa. -- A small amount of radiation has been detected in a reactor building at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in central Pennsylvania. Officials say there is no public health risk. About 150 employees were sent home after the radiation was detected Saturday afternoon. Exelon Nuclear spokeswoman Beth Archer says investigators are searching for the cause. She says the radiation was quickly contained. Radiological surveys showed the contamination was confined to surfaces inside the building. The unit has been shut down for refueling and maintenance since Oct. 26. The company hopes to resume maintenance work Sunday. Officials are testing workers for possible unusual radiation exposure.

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'Doc Jim says:

So the spokeswoman's festering sores are not a cause for alarm?