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Radiation incident at Bruce, "loss of control
BY MURRAY GAUNT
Radiation detectors worn by two ,
Ontario Hydro workers failed to register
the fact that they received overdoses last
Saturday, a Legislature committee was
told this week...
Senior Hydro officials told the Select
Committee on Hydro Affairs that the
dosimeters worn by the men registered
levels of 4. and 4.5 rems, both below the
limit of 5 set by the Atomic Energy
Control Board.
However, when more sophisticated
testing of the two men was carried out it
was found that one man received 8 rems
and the other 5.5
The men were exposed to the radiation
during the cleanup following a fuel
"washout" accident at the Bruce gener-
ating station.
Lorne McConnell, Hydro's vice-presid-
ent of operations and engineering,
described the occurrence. as a "loss -of -
control" accident and said the profes-
sional staff involved should have taken
action to prevent it.
Mr. McConnell said "gloom and
doom headlines concerning the initial
disclosures by Mr. Schultz already are
impairing the high reputation of I the
Candu system abroad.
He told the committee that release of
the seven reports raised "serious doubts
in Japan" and there were concerns at
unnecessary alarm spreading. (He told
reporters later he spent much of Sunday
explaining the reports to Japanese
officials).
The Hydro vice-president said that
while many of the Schultz statements
were accurate many others were mis-
leading. Describing the Significant Event
Reports as highly technical and not
written in layman's language, he said
they never contain references to follow-
up actions taken and don't address the
question of public safety,
Fire insepctors would have the right to
en er any property in the province for fire
safety inspections, according to a pro-
posed Ontario Fire Code published in the
Ontario Gazette.
Anyone, refusing to admit an 'inspector
could be charged under the code.
It was published in the Gazettealong''
with a request for public comment, and
can be revised, according to the Govern -
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