Alert triggered after Freon leak at Pa. nuclear plant

August 10, 2010 by legitgov

Alert triggered after Freon leak at Pa. nuclear plant --Affected building evacuated 10 Aug 2010 A nuclear power plant in northeastern Pennsylvania has been partially evacuated because of a non-radioactive refrigerant leak. PPL Corp. said Freon gas was detected leaking from a chiller in the Unit 1 reactor building of the Susquehanna plant in Berwick around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The Allentown-based utility said the affected building was evacuated, not the entire plant.