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Trojan
The Trojan Nuclear Plant is about 42 miles north of Portland in Columbia County, on the bank of the Columbia River. Portland General Electric (PGE) permanently closed Trojan in 1993. The reactor has been dismantled and some major components shipped to Hanford for burial. The irradiated nuclear fuel is stored in Trojan´s spent fuel pool. PGE will move the spent fuel from the pool to dry cask storage by 2003. However, the fuel must remain on site until the federal government opens a permanent repository. That is not expected to happen until 2012.
An accident involving Trojan´s fuel could, at most, result in a small release of radioactive materials. This would correspond to the "Alert" level of emergency. Onsite workers might need protection; people offsite likely would not. However, as long as fuel remains at Trojan, the state, Columbia County and PGE will stay prepared to respond to an emergency.
Research Reactors
There are two small research reactors in Oregon. One reactor is at Reed College in Portland. The other is at the Oregon State University´s Radiation Center in Corvallis. In the event of an accident at these facilities, the state is prepared to respond.
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