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Article: NRC EVENT NOTIFICATION REPORT FOR JULY 11: MAIN TURBINE TRIP CAUSING A REACTOR SCRAM
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- July 11, 2007
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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, ...