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2 nuclear reactors still out of service

2 Dominion Power reactors offline, The Washington Post, By Lori Aratani    July 15, 2010; Dominion Virginia Power has halted the restarting of a reactor at its Surry power plant and taken out of service a reactor at its North Anna power plant.The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says North Anna’s Unit 1 was shut down shortly after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday because of leaks in a steam line.Dominion Virginia Power spokesman Richard Zuercher says the restart of Unit 2 at the Surry plant was halted after a voltage regulator “did not perform as expected.”Surry’s Unit 2 was shut down Sunday night because of a water pipe leak.

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July 16, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, USA | antinuclear