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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Fermi operated at reduced power - News - Monroe News - Monroe, Michigan - Monroe, MI

Fermi operated at reduced power - News - Monroe News - Monroe, Michigan - Monroe, MI: NEWPORT — DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear power plant has been operating at reduced power.
The plant operated at reduced power from 9 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Monday to conduct testing to identify the location of a “suspected minor defect” in a fuel assembly in the reactor, DTE officials said Tuesday.
“The plant remains in a safe, stable condition,” said John Austerberry, director of nuclear communications. “Plant operators detected the potential defect by

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