Toxic Chemical Scare At Diablo Canyon

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Toxic Chemical Scare At Diablo Canyon

 

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif.

 

A leak of highly toxic hydrazine from a delivery truck outside Diablo Canyon

nuclear power plant prevented 1,100 employees from leaving the facility for

nearly two hours Thursday while another 75 people were stuck on a nearby

beach, authorities said.

The leak was discovered around 12:30 p.m. during inspection of a truck

delivering the hydrazine solution to Diablo Canyon from a Univar USA

distribution center in Commerce.

Employees at the Pacific Gas and Electric plant who were set to end their

shift at 4:30 p.m. were told they could not leave, as were other people at

nearby Port San Luis, said Mike Cole, spokesman for the California

Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The CDF's hazardous materials team responded to the incident at the plant on

the San Luis Obispo County coast near Avila Beach, 160 miles northwest of

Los Angeles.

The hydrazine evaporated by 4:30 p.m. but employees weren't allowed to leave

until about two

 

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