Category Archives: North Anna

Escalating concerns may keep Belgian reactor closed; four reactors in Virginia may also be subject to increased inspection

Posted on August 14, 2012 by

On Thursday, inspectors at the Doel nuclear power plant in Belgium discovered cracks in the Unit 3 reactor vessel. As CBS News reported Friday: The possible flaw was discovered while the plant was shut for annual maintenance, Karina De Beule, a … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: A reactor trip in New Jersey, bad welds and an earthquake in Virginia and continued Fitness for Duty problem at nuke construction site in Georgia

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Four items from today’s NRC Event Reports: 1. On Friday afternoon, the Unit 2 reactor at the Salem nuclear power plant in New Jersey experienced an automatic reactor trip. During the incident, two reactor coolant pumps were unavailable, due to a pair … Continue reading →

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Event Reports: Tritium leak at Virginia nuke and a reactor scram in Minnesota

Posted on February 22, 2012 by

Two items from this morning’s NRC Event Reports: 1. The North Anna nuclear power plant notified the NRC that it had received a laboratory report from a water sample submitted on Feb. 17 from an on-site test well. The report … Continue reading →

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Virginia nuke shut down because of steam leak

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

The Unit 1 reactor at the North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia had to be shut down on Monday due to a leaking steam line. The problem has now been fixed, and the reactor is ramping up again. It … Continue reading →

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Event Report: VA nuke leaks coolant

Posted on December 6, 2011 by

The North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia reported to the NRC today that the Letdown Pressure Control Valve in the Unit 1 reactor failed yesterday morning, resulting in a release of coolant to the Pressurizer Relief Tank. After the valve reseated, operators … Continue reading →

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Electrical problem delays restart of Virginia reactor

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

Dominion Virginia Power announced this afternoon that it would not achieve its goal of having both reactors at the North Anna nuclear power plant up and running by Sunday. Both units have been out of service since a 5.8 magnitude … Continue reading →

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