NRC Receives Event Notification on Actuation of Turbine Driven Auxiliary Feedwater Pump
August 18, 2017
August 18, 2017
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (52912) involving Watts Bar nuclear plant, Tenn.:
ACTUATION OF TURBINE DRIVEN AUXILIARY FEEDWATER PUMP DUE TO LOSS OF 6.9KV SHUTDOWN BOARD
"On August 17, 2017, at 1205 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) lost power to the 1B-B 6.9kV Shutdown Board. The loss of power to this safety related bus resulted in an automatic start of the Unit 1 Turbin . . .
ACTUATION OF TURBINE DRIVEN AUXILIARY FEEDWATER PUMP DUE TO LOSS OF 6.9KV SHUTDOWN BOARD
"On August 17, 2017, at 1205 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) lost power to the 1B-B 6.9kV Shutdown Board. The loss of power to this safety related bus resulted in an automatic start of the Unit 1 Turbin . . .