Chemical leak at Byron Nuclear Plant prompts emergency response
A situation unfolding at the Byron Nuclear Plant Tuesday evening as some workers were exposed to a chemical leak prompting a very large emergency response.
Two additional workers were hospitalized Thursday morning after potential exposure to trace amounts of a non-radiological chemical related to a Tuesday chemical leak that sent 8 workers for treatment.
OLGE COUNTY, Ill (WTVO) — Fire departments from across the Stateline responded to a possible exposure incident Byron Nuclear Plant on Tuesday evening. Around 5:41 p.m, emergency personal were dispatched to the plant on North German Church Road to reports of multiple chemical exposures at the plant. This is a…