"Any releases would have posed no threat to the safety of plant personnel or the general public," he added.

Trained plant personnel drive through the community twice a day to check for plant odors.

A thorough inspection of both units by plant personnel immediately following this event verified no significant damage occurred at either unit.

It was also notable that plant personnel received negligible exposure to ionizing flux during the course of operations.

The contractor personnel then failed to inform plant personnel of the situation and the reactor was in operation for several hours in this condition.

According to the newspaper Izvestia, the increased vibration of turbine 2 was going on for some 10 years and was well-known to the plant personnel.

Poor training of inspectors and plant personnel is partly responsible.

It comprises more than 7,500 members from 80 countries, with membership including engineers, scientists, researchers, manufacturers, plant personnel, educators, students, and marketing and sales representatives.

One of the jobs of outside plant personnel was to visit each telephone periodically to inspect the battery.

The culture of the organization promotes the transfer of knowledge, particularly tacit knowledge among plant personnel.