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Fire at Nuclear Plant Prompts Special Investigation | Occupational Health & Safety

Fire at Nuclear Plant Prompts Special Investigation

Occupational Health and Safety 25 Sept 08 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection at the DC Cook Nuclear Power Station to review circumstances around a turbine generator fire and degradation of the fire suppression system. The two-unit plant is operated by American Electric Power and is located in Stevensville, Mich.

On Sept. 20, a malfunction in the Unit 1 turbine generator resulted in a fire and caused the operators to manually shut down the reactor.

Fire at Nuclear Plant Prompts Special Investigation | Occupational Health & Safety

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September 26, 2008 - Posted by | safety

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