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Wednesday, February 8, 2017

NRC Team At Palo Verde For Minor Event

NRC Team At Palo Verde For Minor Event
 
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said they have sent a special team of investigators to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station 50 miles west of Phoenix, Az, to study why a back up diesel generator failed in December during a routine monthly equipment test.

The NRC said a piston failed in one of two backup diesel generators and that operators put the plant on alert for two hours on Dec. 15, 2016, despite the backup systems in place – additional gas powered generators – in case the diesel generators fail. http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2017/02/07/nrc-team-at-palo-verde-for-minor-event-020702#.WJtbqxCXSNZ

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