General Emergency You should tune into local radio, television, or social media for official announcements. Or are occurring but will not affect areas beyond the plant property. A Site Area Emergency is a more serious incident, such as a major leak from the reactor coolant system, or an incident in which radioactive releases are possible, On April 26, 1986, the Number Four RBMK reactor at the nuclear power plant at Chernobyl. Site Area Emergency You should tune into local radio, television, or social media for official announcements. You can use a gamma sterilizer shell as a fallout shelter, because lower energy gamma does not make the structure radioactive. There is the possibility of a small, limited release of radioactive material, but there is no danger to the public. An Alert is a minor incident which could possibly affect the safety of the plant’s reactor.

An unusual event is a minor incident, such as severe weather which may impact plant operations.

Terms to Know Unusual Event No public action required.

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