January 25

January 25, 1982: At 9:25 am, a ruptured steam pipe at the Ginna nuclear power plant results in an emergency as a plume of radioactive gas is leaked into the atmosphere.  Approximately 100 workers were evacuated as the   reactor was put into cold shutdown at 4:30 pm the following day.

Sources and Further Reading:

1. Nuclear Regulatory Commission: GL82011
2. New York Times (May 25, 1982) "Nuclear Plant Mishap Is Explained by Utility"
3. "Ginna nuclear plant leaks radioactive gas", Riley, David, Democrat and Chronicle. Jan 25, 2014 
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ0Ml714TKU

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