NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Nine Mile Point Power Reactor in New York
March 06, 2020
March 06, 2020
WASHINGTON, March 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54562) involving the Nine Mile Point power reactor in New York:
MANUAL SCRAM IN THE TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEM
"At 1205 EST, on March 4, 2020, Nine Mile Point Unit 2 initiated a manual reactor scram due to lowering Electrohydraulic Control System (EHC) level in the turbine control system. The cause of the lowering level was a leak in the EHC system piping.
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MANUAL SCRAM IN THE TURBINE CONTROL SYSTEM
"At 1205 EST, on March 4, 2020, Nine Mile Point Unit 2 initiated a manual reactor scram due to lowering Electrohydraulic Control System (EHC) level in the turbine control system. The cause of the lowering level was a leak in the EHC system piping.
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