NRC SAYS 'UNUSUAL EVENT' AT BEAVER VALLEY JUST A "FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO GAIN ATTENTION"

Western PA plant has long been jealous of Three Mile Island's fame, regulators say

SHIPPINGSPORT - Investigators say a minor leak at a power plant on Tuesday was just part of ongoing tension between the Commonwealth's nuclear facilities.
The leak came three days after a radiation release at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg. TMI shot to international fame in 1979 after a partial meltdown in one of its reactors. That left the older plant feeling left behind.
"Clearly, there are some issues between these two," psychologist Bob Brenneman of Associates in Counseling said today. "It's no coincidence that Beaver Valley acted out right after TMI started getting national attention again. And it's significant that it was Beaver Valley #2 that caused the problem. There's probably some feelings of inadequacy there."
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the public was never in danger in either incident, but that they are closely monitoring the situation. "We're going to recommend that Beaver Valley take some anger management classes," NRC Director Michael Wehr said. "The last thing we want is for him to have a complete meltdown."