A massive plume of steam was seen rising from the Oldbury nuclear reactor, frightening residents on both sides of the Severn.
It came as three Gloucestershire MPs backed a document calling for investment in the nuclear industry and insisted it is the way forward, despite the Japanese nuclear crisis.
A new reactor is being built at Oldbury in South Gloucestershire, but on Thursday, steam billowed from one of the two reactors there, leading concerned residents to fear the worst.
Magnox, which runs the site, said steam was released as part of a normal automatic shutdown after an electrical failure.
"My wife said the noise was horrendous," said anti-nuclear campaigner Reg Illingworth, who lives near the site.
He said he feared that if a more serious problem occurred, thousands of people in the surrounding area, including the Forest of Dean, would have to be evacuated.
"Magnox issued a statement saying there was nothing to worry about but given the concerns about Japan it was worrying."
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