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From [2] > For some reason, though, the plant’s owner, Northern States Power, never got around to informing the residents of the neighboring Prairie Island Ind
by Forgeties79 5y ago
From [2]
> For some reason, though, the plant’s owner, Northern States Power, never got around to informing the residents of the neighboring Prairie Island Indian Community that something had gone wrong.
Oof. Thank god it turned out ok in the end.
- 542458 5y agohttps://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/03/archives/reactor-spews-radioactive-steam.html https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/03/archives/reactor-spews-ra... Yeah, max dose at site boundary was 0.1 millirem. Sounds like it was a relatively minor release.
- sandworm101 5y agoOr the weather was just right to spread it out across a wide enough area. Maybe with still air it might have been more concentrated.