▁at ▁the ▁dam aged ▁p ump ▁created ▁a ▁radiation ▁ha z ard ▁for ▁workers , ▁and ▁de br is ▁in ▁feed ers , ▁ ▁fuel ▁ ▁channels ▁ ▁and ▁potentially ▁other ▁He at ▁Transport ▁ ▁and ▁A ux ili aries ▁pipe work ▁could ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁significant ▁safety ▁ha z ard ▁during ▁at - power ▁ ▁operation . ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁p ump ▁rep airs , ▁and ▁the ▁production ▁dow nt ime ▁caused ▁by ▁the ▁incident ▁and ▁its ▁clean up , ▁was ▁significant . ▁The ▁incident ▁also ▁left ▁wood ▁and ▁metal ▁de br is ▁un rec over able ▁in ▁the ▁cool ing ▁system . ▁Main ten ance ▁inc idents ▁at ▁Le pre au ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁cost ▁the ▁facility ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 0 ▁million ▁in ▁rep airs ▁and ▁replacement ▁power . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁a ▁sp ill ▁of ▁heavy ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁re actor ▁building ▁triggered ▁a ▁radiation ▁alert ▁and ▁ev acu ation . ▁N B ▁Power ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁event ▁did ▁not ▁pose ▁significant ▁impact ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁or ▁environment . ▁This ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁re actor ▁building ▁had ▁ever ▁been ▁ev acu ated . ▁▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ▁ref urb ishment ▁project ▁ ▁Public ▁debate ▁ ▁Point ▁Le pre au ' s ▁C AND U - 6 ▁re actor ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁last ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁and ▁was ▁scheduled ▁to ▁be ▁moth b alled ▁by ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Public ▁debate ▁on