Duke Energy reports leak in cooling system for nuclear reactor in Oconee County
HAVE A LOOK AT TODAY’S TOP NEWS STORIES. YOUR TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ALL BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR. WE START WITH BREAKING NEWS IN ANDERSON COUNTY. THE CORONER’S OFFICE SAYS A MAN IS DEAD AFTER A CRASH. WE’RE TOLD HIS VEHICLE HIT A TREE. OFFICIALS SAY THE CRASH HAPPENED AROUND 11 LAST NIGHT ON PINSON FARM ROAD IN BELTON. THE CORONER SAYS THEY RESPONDED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL AROUND 1 A.M. NO WORD YET ON THE VICTIM’S NAME. STAY WITH US AS WE LEARN MORE. TURNING NOW TO A SHOOTING INVESTIGATION AT AN UPSTATE WALMART. ISABELLE MARAK IS LIVE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? ISABELLE. HEY, AARON AND DESTINY. GOOD MORNING. NOW, POLICE SAY THAT IT HAPPENED RIGHT HERE IN THE DOORMAN CENTER WALMART PARKING LOT. THAT WAS AROUND 730 LAST NIGHT. AND THEY SAY THAT ONE PERSON WAS INJURED. NOW, POLICE SAY THAT A SECURITY GUARD INSIDE THE WALMART HEARD GUNSHOTS OUTSIDE IN THE PARKING LOT. THEY TELL US THAT THE OFFICER WENT OUTSIDE AND FOUND A WOMAN NEAR THE POLICE VEHICLE WITH A GUNSHOT WOUND. THE VICTIM CLAIMS THE SHOOTER WAS HER EX-BOYFRIEND, AND SHE SAYS HE BEGAN FIRING AT HER AFTER THEY DROVE BY EACH OTHER. WE’RE TOLD THE VICTIM WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT, AND THERE’S NO WORD ON HER CONDITION THIS MORNING. POLICE SAY THE SUSPECT LEFT THE SCENE IN A GRAY SEDAN. IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION, YOU’RE ASKED TO CALL SPARTANBURG POLICE OR CRIME STOPPERS. REPORTING LIVE IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. ISABELLE MARAK WIFE. NEWS FOUR. THANK YOU. ISABELLE. SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SAYS A TROOPER WAS HIT DURING A TRAFFIC STOP. HE’S THE THIRD HIGHWAY PATROL TROOPER TO BE INJURED OR KILLED IN THE LAST MONTH. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY MORNING IN LEXINGTON COUNTY. OFFICIALS SAY MASTER TROOPER WAYNE LABOUNTY IS A 40 YEAR LAW ENFORCEMENT VETERAN. HE WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THERE’S NO WORD ON HIS CONDITION. THIS MORNING. WELL, TEACHER IN LENOIR COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, IS FACING CHARGES ACCUSED OF BEING DRUNK IN CLASS DURING THE FIRST WEEK BACK AT SCHOOL. ELENA CHABERT FACES TWO MISDEMEANORS AFTER AN OFFICER FOUND AN OPEN ALCOHOL CONTAINER IN HER PURSE. WARRANTS SAY SHE WAS TOO IMPAIRED TO TEACH AND ALLEGEDLY GRABBED AND PUSHED TWO STUDENTS. SHE HAS SINCE RESIGNED. NATIONWIDE MATH AND READING SCORES CONTINUE TO DROP. THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEW DATA FROM THE NATIONAL REPORT CARD. 12TH GRADERS REACHED A 20 YEAR LOW AS A WHOLE, WHILE EIGHTH GRADERS ALSO LOST SIGNIFICANT GROUND IN SCIENCE. EXPERTS SAY THE TREND GOES WELL BEYOND THE IMPACT OF THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. OTHER FACTORS COULD INCLUDE INCREASED SCREEN TIME, SHORTENED ATTENTION SPANS AND A DECLINE IN LONG FORM READING. AND IT COMES AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR GREENVILLE COUNTY SCHOOLS MET TO DISCUSS SC READY TEST SCORES, WHICH WERE RELEASED LAST WEEK. GCS TESTED HIGHER THAN THE STATE’S AVERAGE IN ALL AREAS, BUT LEADERS SAY THEIR NEXT STEPS INCLUDE INCREASING MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH SCORES AND RAISING THE PASSAGE RATES ON THE END OF COURSE EXAMS. THE BOARD ALSO MENTIONED THAT ALEXANDER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LAKEVIEW MIDDLE ARE SEEING HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SCORES ON ITS TESTS. THEY’RE BOTH PART OF THE NEW ELEVATE PROGRAM AT GCS. AND FINALLY, THE BOARD APPROVED A MOTION TO RENAME J.L. MANN’S GYMNASIUM AFTER FORMER COACH AND CURRENT SUBSTITUTE TEACHER RON MOORE. PRISMA HEALTH IS EXPANDING CARE FOR SICKLE CELL PATIENTS, WITH A BRAND NEW CENTER LOCATED IN THE UPSTATE. PHOENIX IS JOINING US LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY AHEAD OF TODAY’S RIBBON CUTTING. HEY, GOOD MORNING, DESTINY AND AARON. THIS NEW CENTER MAKES PRISMA HEALTH JUST ONE OF A FEW HEALTH SYSTEMS IN THE NATION TO OFFER THIS TYPE OF SERVICE. NOW, THE LIFE SPAN CENTER WILL OFFER CONTINUOUS CARE AT EVERY AGE. PRISMA HEALTH SAYS THEY’LL OFFER OVER A DOZEN RESOURCES FROM OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT SERVICES TO HEALTH SCREENINGS. THERE WILL ALSO BE A DEDICATED CLINIC IN COLUMBIA AS WELL. THE RIBBON CUTTING CEREMONY IS SCHEDULED TODAY AT 10 A.M., HAPPENING AT GREENVILLE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CAMPUS FOR NOW, REPORTING LIVE IN GREENVILLE, TANIQUA PENNIX WYFF NEWS FOUR. THANKS, TANIQUA. THE CITY OF GREENVILLE SAYS THE HONOR TOWER IN UNITY PARK IS EXPECTED TO OPEN ON VETERAN’S DAY. EXCLUSIVE SKY4 VIDEO SHOWS RECENT PROGRESS ON THE STRUCTURE. IN JUNE 2024, THE CITY AND PRIVATE DONORS BROKE GROUND ON THE TEN STORY THOMAS AND VIVIAN, A WONG HONOR TOWER IN GARDEN. CITY LEADERS SAY THE TOWER IS BEING BUILT TO HONOR MILITARY VETERANS AND FIRST RESPONDERS, AND THAT’S WHY THE GRAND OPENING IS EXPECTED TO HAPPEN ON NOVEMBER 11TH. SPARTANBURG CITY LEADERS ARE SET TO LAUNCH ONE OF THE FIRST MICRO-TRANSIT PROGRAMS IN THE STATE IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. IT WILL COST $2 FOR A RIDE IN THE NEW PROGRAM, WHICH THE CITY IS CALLING SPARTA GO! CITY LEADERS SAY THE FIRST FOUR RIDES WILL BE FREE WHEN IT LAUNCHES NEXT WEEK. LAST YEAR, THE CITY ANNOUNCED THEIR INTENTION TO CREATE THE PILOT PROGRAM BY USING SOME OF THE FEDERAL DOLLARS IT RECEIVES FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. GREENVILLE IS ALSO GETTING CLOSER TO BRINGING A STATE OF THE ART SKATE PARK TO THE DOWNTOWN AIRPORT. OFFICIALS SAY IT WILL LIKELY BE TURNED INTO A MIXED USE PARK WITH A PUMP TRACK AND PLACES FOR VISITORS TO SKATE OR RIDE BIKES. LAST NIGHT WAS THE SECOND INPUT MEETING, WHERE ENGINEERS SHOWED THREE UPDATED CONCEPTS FOR THE PARK AND ASKED THE COMMUNITY FOR OPINIONS. THE NEXT PUBLIC MEETING IS SET FOR NOVEMBER DESTINY. IT IS A FAIRLY QUIET START TO. ACROSS THE REGION, BUT WE ARE SEEING SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING, ESPECIALLY ACROSS WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR ASHEVILLE CAMERA. YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THAT FOG DEVELOPING NOW 49 DEGREES DEW POINT AT 47. CALM WIND ALLOWING THAT FOG TO DEVELOP ESPECIALLY INTO NORTH CAROLINA THIS MORNING 50 CURRENTLY IN HENDERSONVILLE. GOOD MORNING IN SPARTANBURG AT 55. 57 IN GREENVILLE, WHILE IT’S 48 CURRENTLY IN PICKENS. 57 DOWN IN ANDERSON AND 45 OVER DOWN TOWARD HARTWELL. SO THE FORECAST FOR TODAY IN THE UPSTATE WAKING UP TO TEMPERATURES GENERALLY INTO THE LOW TO MID 50S THIS MORNING. IT’S A LIGHT NORTHEASTERLY WIND AT ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH. HIGH TEMPERATURES UPPER 70S, LOWER 80S. LATER ON THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS, WE’RE WAKING UP TO THOSE TEMPERATURES, UPPER 40S AND LOW 50S. ONCE WE GET THE FOG OUT OF HERE WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS, TEMPERATURES WARM UP NICELY LATER ON TODAY INTO THE MID TO UPPER 70S, WITH A NORTHWEST WIND AT ABOUT 5 TO 10MPH. AARON, YOU’RE TRACKING SOME BREAKING TRAFFIC NEWS. YEAH. BRADFORD. ALL LANES BLOCKED ON I-85 NORTH. THIS IS NEAR MILE MARKER 67. YOU’RE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW. LIVE. LOOK AT I-85 SOUTH. THE CAMERA SOUTHBOUND AT NAZARETH ROAD IN SPARTANBURG COUNTY. THE CRASH IS NORTHBOUND RIGHT NOW. WE KNOW ALL LANES ARE BLOCKED IN THAT AREA. AND THAT’S ABOUT A FIVE MILE BACKUP. SO IF YOU’RE LEAVING IN THE NEXT 5 OR 10 MINUTES, MAYBE YOU’RE GOING TO HIGHWAY 290, 29, MAYBE YOU’RE EVEN GOING TO I-26 ON 85 NORTHBOUND. AVOID IT IF YOU CAN. RIGHT NOW, TRAVEL TIMES WERE REFLECTING SOME DELAYS ON 85 SOUTHBOUND. THAT’S TYPICAL THIS TIME OF MORNING. AIRPORT TO WOODRUFF ROAD AT TEN MINUTES. THE OTHER TWO LOOK GOOD THOUGH 12 MINUTES ON 26 EASTBOUND AND 13 MINUTES ON 35 NORTHBOUND, ACCORDING TO VISIT GREENVILLE’S RECENT STUDY. TOURISM MADE A $2.5 BILLION IMPACT COUNTYWIDE LAST YEAR ALONE. TOURISM SEASON TENDS TO DRAW PEOPLE OVER THE SUMMER AND OVER THE FALL, AND FESTIVALS LIKE EUPHORIA AND FALL FOR GREENVILLE ATTRACT LOCALS AND VISITORS ALIKE TO AREA HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND STORES LIKE OLD SCHOOL OUTFITTERS. THE VINTAGE STORE JUST OFF MAIN STREET. ZACH JUSTUS SAYS THE MORE PEOPLE WHO VISIT, THE BETTER FOR HIS BUSINESS. BUT THEN YOU HAVE ALL THESE SURROUNDING CITIES, MAYBE AN HOUR, 45 MINUTES AWAY. YOU’RE GETTING A LOT MORE PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING TO DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING THAT IT OFFERS. BUT THEN YOU’RE ALSO GETTING A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN, OUT OF STATE, THAT HEAR ABOUT GREENVILLE, AND THEY’RE VISITING FOR WHATEVER REASON. SOME BUSINESSES TELL US THEY’RE DEALING WITH THE OPPOSITE. THEIR BUSINESS MODELS RELY ON ADVANCED BOOKINGS FOR TOURS AND EXPERIENCES RATHER THAN FOOT TRAFFIC. AND THEY SAY IT’S AL
Duke Energy reports leak in cooling system for nuclear reactor in Oconee County
Officials with Duke Energy say there was a leak in the cooling system for a reactor at the Oconee Nuclear Station. During planned maintenance at 12:07 p.m., a small leak was discovered in the system that provides cooling water to the unit 1 reactor. The leak was stopped, and water was contained inside the plant just before 2 p.m.Monitoring equipment indicated that extremely small quantities of radiation were released as a result of this event but posed no threat to public health or safety.This was declared by officials as an unusual event, which is the lowest of four nuclear emergency classifications. This classification describes a condition or event that is outside of normal plant operations but poses no threat to public safety.Oconee Nuclear Station is a three-unit power station located on Lake Keowee, near Seneca, S.C. Each of its units has a rated capacity of 851 megawatts. Oconee unit 1 began commercial operation in 1973; units 2 and 3 in 1974.
Officials with Duke Energy say there was a leak in the cooling system for a reactor at the Oconee Nuclear Station.
During planned maintenance at 12:07 p.m., a small leak was discovered in the system that provides cooling water to the unit 1 reactor. The leak was stopped, and water was contained inside the plant just before 2 p.m.
Monitoring equipment indicated that extremely small quantities of radiation were released as a result of this event but posed no threat to public health or safety.
This was declared by officials as an unusual event, which is the lowest of four nuclear emergency classifications. This classification describes a condition or event that is outside of normal plant operations but poses no threat to public safety.
Oconee Nuclear Station is a three-unit power station located on Lake Keowee, near Seneca, S.C. Each of its units has a rated capacity of 851 megawatts. Oconee unit 1 began commercial operation in 1973; units 2 and 3 in 1974.