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...that day there was also a small fire or explosion of hydrogen gas, created when the reactor's high temperatures disassociated the cooling water's molecules. But the NRC team did not learn of it until two days later, the investigators disclosed, because of another snafu: harried by what one official called the "hassle factor," controllers had apparently rolled up a crucial recorder sheet at the height of the accident, thereby inadvertently concealing key information...
...NRC admitted that it may have overestimated the seriousness of the large hydrogen bubble that formed in the reactor vessel. Despite that small explosion, investigators now believe there was never any danger of a bigger blast, which could have ruptured the reactor vessel and containment building, spreading deadly radiation. The false alarm was caused by incorrect speculation about free oxygen in the vessel...
...committee agreed to the proposals, made by Sen. Gary Hart (D-Colo.), and authorized NRC programs for the fiscal year that begins October...
...Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) said yesterday the NRC does not have precise regulations governing evacuation plans. He proposed allowing the agency 90 days to draft regulations and then giving the states nine months to comply. His proposal failed...
...Senate committee, which called for a $400,000 study of the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear facility in Pennsylvania, also approved a proposal that requires the NRC to draft legislation giving the government sole authority to operate a reactor during an emergency...