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Computer problem causes nuclear reactor shut-down

Pa. nuclear reactor shut down after computer system problem discovered, The Republic, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS November 09, 2012   BERWICK, Pa. — One of two reactors at a northeastern Pennsylvania nuclear plant was shut down Friday morning after a problem with the computer system that controls its level of water, power company officials said.

The Unit 2 reactor at PPL’s Susquehanna nuclear power plant was manually shut down by operators after operators began receiving “invalid data” on a screen, company spokesman Joe Scopelliti said….. http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/9b8f86ecd78f4764b1095c5902c4addc/PA–Reactor-Shutdown

November 10, 2012 - Posted by | incidents, USA

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