Limerick Nuclear Power Plant
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危險的氡暴露在住所被發現於1984年通過Stanley Watras，僱員在利默里克工廠。先生Watras抵銷輻射警報器（見蓋格計數器）的途中到工作連續兩個星期，而當局搜查來源的污染。他們吃驚地發現，來源是驚人高水平的氡氣在他的地下室裡，並沒有相關的核電廠。有關的風險與生活在他的房子，估計相當於吸煙135包香煙每一天。 [ 2 ]
The danger of radon exposure in dwellings was discovered in 1984 through Stanley Watras, an employee at the Limerick plant. Mr. Watras set off the radiation alarms (see Geiger counter) on his way into work for two weeks straight while authorities searched for the source of the contamination. They were shocked to find that the source was astonishingly high levels of radon in his basement and it was not related to the nuclear plant. The risks associated with living in his house were estimated to be equivalent to smoking 135 packs of cigarettes every day.[2]
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Limerick Nuclear Power Plant
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Limerick
The Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania is located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania northwest of Philadelphia. The facility has two General Electric boiling water reactor (BWR) units, cooled by natural draft cooling towers. When conditions are right, these cooling towers emit enough water vapor to be seen for distances of over 50 miles.
The two units are capable of producing almost 1,200 megawatts of power each, which combined would provide electricity to over 2 million households. Exelon Corporation owns and operates this facility.
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[hide][edit] History
The site was chosen and plans to build the station were announced in 1969, by the Philadelphia Electric Company (now Exelon). Community protests and other delays pushed the start of construction by the Bechtel Power Corporation to June, 1974.
Limerick Unit 1 first attained criticality (began producing nuclear power, at limited capacity) on December 22, 1984 and was certified for commercial operation on February 1, 1986
Limerick Unit 2 attained criticality on August 1, 1989, and commercial operation began January 8, 1990.
U.S. President George W. Bush visited the Limerick Generating Station in May of 2006 to discuss nuclear power and its role in the Advanced Energy Initiative, which he announced at the 2006 State of the Union Address. He toured the facility, including a trip to the control room of the plant. [1]
[edit] Stanley Watras
The danger of radon exposure in dwellings was discovered in 1984 through Stanley Watras, an employee at the Limerick plant. Mr. Watras set off the radiation alarms (see Geiger counter) on his way into work for two weeks straight while authorities searched for the source of the contamination. They were shocked to find that the source was astonishingly high levels of radon in his basement and it was not related to the nuclear plant. The risks associated with living in his house were estimated to be equivalent to smoking 135 packs of cigarettes every day.[2]
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