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November 4, at approximately 9:53 p.m., FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant experienced an automatic reactor shutdown. The automatic reactor shutdown was as a result of a main turbine trip that occurred while regularly scheduled turbine testing was being performed. Nuclear power plants are built with “defense-in-depth” safety design and construction. Every nuclear power plant has multiple back-up safety systems, including an automatic safe shutdown mechanism that initiates in response to certain conditions or plant indications, according to Tammy Holden, Entergy communications specialist. The FitzPatrick plant responded according to its design following the turbine trip and all plant safety systems responded as expected, she added. “Entergy is committed to the safe and reliable operation of FitzPatrick and all its facilities. The health and safety of our employees and the public is our number one priority. This event posed no threat to the health and safety of our employees or the public,” Holden said.The cause of the turbine trip is currently under investigation, and plant personnel are working to identify the cause.
This event posed no threat to the health and safety of our employees or the public,” Holden said.The cause of the turbine trip is currently under investigation, and plant personnel are working to identify the cause.
Originally posted by Romanian
No info available at this point, the event took place about 3 hours ago according to ROSE disaster map:
hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/?pageid=event_summary&edis_id=NC-201211 05-37113-USA
Damage level is unknown.Please post if you have any additional info.
November 4, at approximately 9:53 p.m., FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant experienced an automatic reactor shutdown. The automatic reactor shutdown was as a result of a main turbine trip that occurred while regularly scheduled turbine testing was being performed. Nuclear power plants are built with “defense-in-depth” safety design and construction. Every nuclear power plant has multiple back-up safety systems, including an automatic safe shutdown mechanism that initiates in response to certain conditions or plant indications, according to Tammy Holden, Entergy communications specialist. The FitzPatrick plant responded according to its design following the turbine trip and all plant safety systems responded as expected, she added. “Entergy is committed to the safe and reliable operation of FitzPatrick and all its facilities. The health and safety of our employees and the public is our number one priority. This event posed no threat to the health and safety of our employees or the public,” Holden said.The cause of the turbine trip is currently under investigation, and plant personnel are working to identify the cause.
Originally posted by NiteNGale2
From the link you provided:
November 4, at approximately 9:53 p.m., FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant experienced an automatic reactor shutdown. The automatic reactor shutdown was as a result of a main turbine trip that occurred while regularly scheduled turbine testing was being performed. Nuclear power plants are built with “defense-in-depth” safety design and construction. Every nuclear power plant has multiple back-up safety systems, including an automatic safe shutdown mechanism that initiates in response to certain conditions or plant indications, according to Tammy Holden, Entergy communications specialist. The FitzPatrick plant responded according to its design following the turbine trip and all plant safety systems responded as expected, she added. “Entergy is committed to the safe and reliable operation of FitzPatrick and all its facilities. The health and safety of our employees and the public is our number one priority. This event posed no threat to the health and safety of our employees or the public,” Holden said.The cause of the turbine trip is currently under investigation, and plant personnel are working to identify the cause.
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AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM FROM FULL POWER FOLLOWING TURBINE TRIP "The reactor was scrammed on a valid reactor protection system activation caused by a main turbine trip. The cause of the main turbine trip is under investigation. All control rods fully inserted. All isolations and initiations occurred as designed. High Pressure Coolant Injection (HPCI) and Reactor Core Isolation Cooling (RCIC) initiated as expected. RCIC injected into the reactor coolant system, HPCI did not, as expected." This scram was characterized as uncomplicated and the reactor is stable in Mode 3. The plant is in a normal post shutdown electrical lineup. All systems functioned as required. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.