Category Archives: Clinton

Wall Street Journal article says low gas prices may make nuclear power unprofitable‏

Posted on February 2, 2013 by

In an article appearing Tuesday in the Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Smith wrote:   “… today, U.S. utilities are encountering something they never expected: Some natural-gas-fired power plants are cheaper to run than nuclear units.”   While that is something that … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Human errors, tritium releases and a hydrogen leak

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

Some items from today’s NRC Event Reports:   1. Sometimes safety systems can be overcome by human error. Early yesterday morning, a technician left two doors open in the Unit 2 reactor building at the Dresden nuclear power plant in … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Shut down nukes still need watching

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

It’s Monday, and the common theme on the NRC Event Reports page seems to be that shut down nuclear power plants can still have problems: 1. The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska has been shut down since April, … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Illinois nuke loses emergency communications systems

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

The Clinton nuclear power plant lost all offsite communications abilities yesterday afternoon when utility workers offsite accidentally cut an underground cable, severing the phone lines to the plant. Lost systems included the plant’s Health Physics Network, Emergency Notification System and … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Illinois nuke shuts down after steam valves fail

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Yesterday afternoon, operators at the Clinton nuclear power plant in Illinois were ramping down the station’s sole reactor in preparation for refueling. At 16 per cent power, the reactor scrammed on high steam dome pressure after the main steam valves unexpectedly closed. … Continue reading →

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