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Unexplained shutdown at Susquehanna nuclear facility

Unexpected shutdown reported at PPL nuclear plant
http://citizensvoice.com/unexpected-shutdown-reported-at-ppl-nuclear-plant-1.1417356 December 16, 2012 Mark Moran / The Citizens’ Voice PPL officials did not fully address the problems that led to a shutdown at the nuclear power plant in Salem Township, a federal regulatory commission announced Friday.

SALEM TWP. (AP) — An energy company says it’s trying to figure out why a central Pennsylvania nuclear power plant reactor shut down unexpectedly. PPL Corp. says Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear facility near Salem Township shut down early Sunday morning. The company says the reactor is safe and stable.
In a statement, Allentown-based PPL says the shutdown occurred during routine testing of a valve on the unit’s main turbine system. The company says the plant’s other reactor is operating normally. The Susquehanna plant is owned jointly by PPL and Allegheny Electric
Cooperative Inc.

December 17, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | general