Leak, 2nd partial shutdown raise concerns about quake damage at North Anna nuke plant

North Anna reactor leak causes partial shutdown, WTOP by Hank Silverberg, Jan. 3, 2012:

• A spokesman for the Nuclear Regulator Commission says a steam line, which leads to a valve that leads to a reactor turbine, sprung a leak Monday
• The NRC spokesman says there was no radiation leak
• It is the second partial shutdown since the August 5.8 magnitude earthquake that knocked both reactors off-line
• Raised concerns about the plant’s safety
• NRC spokesman says there’s no evidence right now that this latest incident had anything to do with quake damage
• During the August earthquake, there was some damage to buildings at the site but no off-site radiation leak

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