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Tag Archives: Fort Calhoun
Event Reports: Reactor problems apparently drive nuclear supervisors to drugs
(This is what happens when I get busy trying to earn a living and don’t check the NRC Event Reports every day.) Here’s a summary of some of the incidents reported to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the first three … Continue reading
Posted in Cook, Drugs at work, Event Reports, Fort Calhoun, Kewaunee, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Plant shutdowns, Reactor problems, Salem, Turkey Point
Tagged Cook, drugs, Florida, Fort Calhoun, Kewaunee, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Salem, Turkey Point, Wisconsin
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Event Reports: A reactor shuts down in Illinois, reactor coolant system fails a seismic test in Nebraska, and a drunker operator is suspended in Wisconsin
Some items from this morning’s NRC Event Reports: 1. Yesterday afternoon, operators were testing the Unit 2 reactor at the Quad Cities nuclear power plant in Illinois. The unit’s main generator automatic voltage regulator had been upgraded during … Continue reading
Posted in Drunk at work, Event Reports, Fitness for Duty, Fort Calhoun, Kewaunee, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Plant shutdowns, Quad Cities, Reactor problems
Tagged Event Reports, Fitness for Duty, Fort Calhoun, Illinois, Kewaunee, Nebraska, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Quad Cities, United States, Wisconsin
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NRC issues slew of regulatory letters, including $140,000 fine against Florida nuke
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued three regulatory letters today addressing events at nuclear power plants: 1. The NRC found that an electrical breaker fire last June at Nebraska’s Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant last June was a level “Red” event and … Continue reading
Event Report: Emergency sirens out at Nebraska nuke
The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant reported to the NRC today that it has lost communications with 21 of its 101 emergency sirens. The siren problems mean that two Iowa counties would not be alerted if there were a problem … Continue reading
Event Reports: Shut down nukes still need watching
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
Event Reports: Two reactor shutdowns and a case of worker exposure
1. The Unit 1 reactor at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona had to be manually shut down on Tuesday night. Operators were conducting Low Power Physics Testing in preparation for restarting the reactor following a refueling outage when … Continue reading
Posted in Event Reports, Fort Calhoun, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Palo Verde, Plant shutdowns, Radiopharmaceuticals, Reactor problems, Worker exposure
Tagged Arizona, event reports, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, nuclear power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Palo Verde, radiopharmaceuticals, United States, worker exposure
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Delay announced in Nebraska nuke restart
The Lincoln Journal Star reported this morning: Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station, owned by the Omaha Public Power District, may not be restarted until January, the utility said Monday. OPPD shut down the plant in April for refueling and kept it off line … Continue reading
Posted in Flooding, Fort Calhoun, Plant shutdowns
Tagged flooding, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, nuclear power, United States
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Event Reports: Pump failure in Louisiana, fuel fabrication facility safety problem in Washington state, and potential flood problems in Nebraska
A few things from today’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Event Reports page: 1. Yesterday morning, operators at the Waterford nuclear power plant in Louisiana took Essential Chilled Water Pump B out of service for maintenance. Actions taken at that time also ”rendered … Continue reading
Flood emergency ends for Nebraska nuke
The Fort Calhoun nuclear power station informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday that it was terminating the Unusual Event caused by flooding on the Missouri River, two-and-a-half months after it was declared.
Posted in Event Reports, Reactor problems
Tagged flood, Fort Calhoun, Nebraska, nuclear power, United States
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