Dive Summary:
- The Salem Nuclear Power Plant in New Jersey was shutdown Thursday night after radioactive water was found leaking at the rate of 4 gallons per minute in the containment building.
- The leak came from "packing on a pressurizer spray valve used in the reactor coolant system," according to the Associated Press.
- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said there is no danger to the public and that employees at the plant are safe.
From the article:
The valve was last replaced during a refueling outage in that began in April.
Officials say workers are waiting to isolate the valve to determine repairs