Updates from ANS Nuclear Cafe: North Anna restores off-site power

Updates from ANS Nuclear Cafe

North Anna restores off-site power By dyurman on Aug 24, 2011 06:45 am Dominion’s North Anna Power Station Restores Offsite Power RICHMOND, Va., Aug. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Dominion Virginia Power’s North Anna Power Station has restored off-site power, eliminating the need to rely on its back-up generators. The station remains in an … Continue reading → Read in browser » Safe shutdown achieved at Dominion’s North Anna site following 5.8 magnitude earthquake By dyurman on Aug 24, 2011 05:03 am A 5.8 magnitude earthquake (USGS data) shook much of the east coast at 1:51 PM eastern time today. Dominion’s North Anna reactors went off line safely and are on emergency power using four diesel generators.  (See full text of NRC … Continue reading → Read in browser » Profiles of Exceptional Women in Nuclear Energy By dyurman on Aug 24, 2011 01:00 am Editor: Dan Yurman Nuclear energy, like many other highly technical science and engineering fields, was led in the post World War II era by men. In the decades that followed, many women entered the field. An indication of how much … Continue reading → Read in browser »

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