NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Sequoyah Power Reactor in Tennessee
August 27, 2019
August 27, 2019
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54242) involving the Sequoyah power reactor in Tennessee:
AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP
"At 0109 EDT, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 percent power, the reactor automatically tripped due to a dropped rod causing a negative rate trip. The trip was not complex, with all systems responding normally post-trip.
"Operations responded and stabilized the plant. Dec . . .
AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP
"At 0109 EDT, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 percent power, the reactor automatically tripped due to a dropped rod causing a negative rate trip. The trip was not complex, with all systems responding normally post-trip.
"Operations responded and stabilized the plant. Dec . . .