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Khushab nuclear plant gas
leak kills 2
Situation under control
Islamabad—A gas leak killed two workers at a nuclear plant
undergoing annual maintenance Tuesday, Pakistani officials said.
The Khushab heavy water plant was shut down for maintenance when the
gas leaked, the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission said.
“All necessary steps were taken, including evacuation of personnel
as a precautionary measure,” it said. Police near the facility say
they were advised by plant officials to prepare buses for a wider
evacation, but then were told they would not be needed.
“Situation was immediately brought under control, but two workers
lost their lives while controlling the incident. There is no threat
to public life,” the Atomic Energy Commission said. It said the
leaking gas was burnet off by plant equipment.
APP adds: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Tuesday clarified that
there was no threat to public life from gas leakage from Khushab
Heavy Water plant.
“There is no threat to public life as all the leakage gas has been
burnt in the flare system of the plant,” said a PAEC statement about
gas leakage incident at Khushab heavy water plant.
It stated that on April 08, 2008 afternoon, while the Khushab heavy
water plant was under annual maintenance and under shut-down status,
an incident of gas leakage occurred, which was immediately addressed
by the safety & Fire Protection Division.
All necessary steps were taken to protect the plant, including
evacuation of personnel as a precautionary measure, in accordance
with the SOP. Situation was immediately brought under control and
two workers lost their lives while controlling the incident. The
orders have been passed by the competent authority for inquiry to
find out possible causes of the incident.
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