Article: NRC EVENT NOTIFICATION REPORT FOR JULY 11: MAIN TURBINE TRIP CAUSING A REACTOR SCRAM

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following notification received:

Power Reactor

Facility: PILGRIMRegion: 1 State: MAUnit: [1] [ ] [ ]RX Type: [1] GE-3NRC Notified By: DAVID NOYESHQ OPS Officer: MARK ABRAMOVITZ

MAIN TURBINE TRIP CAUSING A REACTOR SCRAM

"During a planned power reduction to support thermal backwash of the main condenser, an automatic reactor scram resulted from a main turbine trip. The cause for the turbine trip is currently under investigation. Following the reactor scram, the expected reactor level shrink resulted in valid group 2, Reactor Building Ventilation, ...

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