NRC establishes task force to investigate titium leaks

London (Platts)--21Mar2006

NRC has established a task force to investigate titium leaks, the agency said
today. The task force's formation follows recent reports of unmonitored
releases of water containing tritium during the last decade at some plants.
"The available information on these releases shows no hazard to the public,"
NRC Executive Director for Operation Luis Reyes said in a statement. However,
he said, NRC needs to conduct an in-depth review to see if additional action
is needed. The twelve-member panel, composed of representatives from NRC
headquarters and regional offices and a state government official to be named
later, is required to complete its review by August 31. The task force will
"examine the issue of inadvertent, unmonitored releases of radioactive liquids
containing tritium from US commercial nuclear power plants," NRC said. The
task force's charter is on NRC's Adams document system under accession number
ML060690186.

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