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March 27th,1975 1,200 workers evacuated. Northwest Utilities, Waterford, Connecticut, USA - Nearly 1,200 workers had to be evacuated from the Northwest Utilities Nuclear Plant because of a radioactive water spill. Some of the contaminated water entered Long Island Sound. 20 workers had to wade through 4,000 liters of spilt radioactive water to safety. (Penelope Coleing; Work Circle Environmental Protection) |
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March 27th,1979 South Korea's only nuclear reactor closed. Kari, South Korea - South Korea's only nuclear reactor at Kari (near Pusan) closed because of leakage of contaminated radioactive water. Malfunction of 595,000 kilowatt plant similar to the reactor at Three Mile Island. Has had cooling system troubles in the past. (West Australian, 4th April, 1979) |
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March 27th,1980 The Isar nuclear plant shuts down. Isar, Germany - The Isar nuclear plant in Ohu near Landshut shut down after radioactive gas escaped from a safety container in the machine room. (W.I.S.E. Ibid) |
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March 27th,1980 Chooz nuclear power plant closed. Chooz, France - The Chooz nuclear power plant closed until the end of May due to a damaged reactor. (W.I.S.E. Ibid) |
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