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Updates on lot of stuff: Bloomberg News puts lots of pieces together
Great coverage of the nuts and bolts of nuclear power! The Bellingham (WA) Herald carried a report compiled by the Bloomberg News service today: U.S. nuclear-power production fell 2.1 percent to the lowest level in more than 10 months as four reactors shut in … Continue reading
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Event Report: Florida nuke manually shut down following Steam Bypass Control System
Early Saturday morning, operators at the Saint Lucie nuclear power plant in Florida manually shut down the Unit 1 after the Steam Bypass Control Valve opened unexpectedly, causing the steam temperature to drop. Cause of the valve malfunction is under … Continue reading
Event Report: Florida nuke shut down after problem with control rods
Late Sunday night, Unit 1 at the St. Lucie nuclear power plant had to be manually shut down after technicians noticed “anomalous behavior” after a Control Element Assembly continued to insert control rods with no instructions to do so. The … Continue reading
Update: Jellyfish swarm at Florida nuke also killed fish
The Palm Beach Post reported today: A massive influx of jellyfish shut down the St. Lucie nuclear power plant in late August, but it is only now that nuclear regulators, wildlife officials and marine researchers are learning that the event … Continue reading
