Reflection on Indian Point 2 incident

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

If one analyzed the recent alert at IP2 that occurred on Tuesday at 
approximately 7:29PM, and was lifted on Wednesday at approximately 
6:50PM, the conclusion would be that all parties concerned did a 
terrific job, and performed their specific functions as they should 
have been. Looking at the actions taken by the plant to identify the 
leak, and to isolate it, they accomplished their mission. The 
governmental agencies did their job by declaring the appropriate 
protective actions after conversing with all parties (requiring no 
public actions) based on data provided by the plant. The media for 
the most part did a very good job in providing factual news releases 
informing the public of what occurred and what was to be expected.

The US nuclear power industry, and the various governmental agencies, 
continue to demonstrate that lessons learned from TMI have been 
implemented well, and, that we do not have the communication glitches 
that had occurred back in the '70s. ALL should be commended for a job 
well done (including the media)!

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