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Inspection of mysterious shutdown of nuclear plant

Reactor shutdown prompts inspection at Surry nuclear plant. The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg Virgini,  June 12, 2010 SURRY — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has dispatched a Special Inspection Team to the Surry nuclear power plant. The team is reviewing a June 8 trip that prompted a shutdown of the reactor.According to the NRC, a Unit 1 electrical bus failed while plant employees were performing maintenance. That loss of power to some components caused the Unit 1 reactor to automatically shut down. There were several complications associated with that shutdown, including loss of power to some components, loss of some instrumentation and control room indications, and a small fire in a cabinet in the control room.

The Virginia Gazette, Williamsburg Virginia > News > Reactor shutdown prompts inspection at Surry nuclear plant

June 14, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | safety, USA | antinuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear secrecy, nuclear spin, nuclear technology, reactor