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Byron went down at 10:18am on Monday - so about 23 minutes later. Is there something that could have been damaged that eventually went 23 minutes later like that insulator?

@dean could the quake have cracked the insulator or loosened it? They said it fell off

@lilly. .it's possible that a quake could do that. The one reported seemed to be small and some 50 odd miles away but non the less, it could have had some impacts..

The quake had a 5km depth so it was really shallow

@lilly, the use of the thermal image gun will show flaws as it begins to heat up the devices....

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NRC spokeswoman for emergency at Illinois nuke plant also works as belly dancer — “Absolutely there’s no threat to the public”

does the NRC spokeswoman mean there is no threat to the public from the belly dancing? or the reactor?

So if the media doesn't buy her NRC official statements she can always mesmerize them with her dancing?

@LILLY something like that... shaking my head

External Power Restored at Byron Nuclear Plant

From Rockford Register Star (1/31/2012 10:03PM):

BYRON — Operators at Byron Generating Station terminated the Unusual Event at 8 p.m. today, after the return of power to Unit 2.

“Our diesel generators performed as expected in providing continuous electricity to the unit during the Unusual Event. Plant teams will now focus on a safe and measured approach to returning Unit 2 to the electrical grid,” said Byron Station Site Vice President Tim Tulon.

Station personnel are in communication with local, state and federal officials, including the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the facility’s status.

The Unusual Event, which was declared Monday, is the lowest of the four emergency classifications as established by the NRC.

Byron’s Unit 1 continues to safely supply electricity to customers.

Exelon Nuclear officials say an equipment failure in a switchyard near the plant triggered the automatic shutdown of Unit 2.

@lilly.. if they were refueling I'm quite certain it would have been a mixture.. confirmation needed on that..

@lilly.. thatlink is the rockford register star for the 1/31/2012 10:03 pm.. trying to pull it

www.rrstar.com UNUSUAL EVEN AT BRYON OVER

LINK for review.. I need to head to PT.. will return ..

@dean uh like selling off the switchyard?

@RonD ::headdesk:: thanks! The time zone calculator I used was using a combo of military time and standard 12 hour time. GaH I read it as military time

The whole thing is rather scary in that pressure from the US state dept seemed to have much to do with the issues in other countries being inflated or pushed. Seems quite like a witchhunt