NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Duane Arnold Power Reactor in Iowa
April 22, 2019
April 22, 2019
WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54012) involving Duane Arnold power reactor in Iowa:
BOTH REACTOR FEED PUMPS TRIP CAUSING MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM AND ECCS INJECTION
"At 0507 [CDT on April 20, 2019], the DAEC [Duane Arnold Energy Center] experienced a trip of both reactor feed pumps. Operators inserted a manual scram. All control rods inserted, as required. As a result of the feed pump trips and scr . . .
BOTH REACTOR FEED PUMPS TRIP CAUSING MANUAL REACTOR SCRAM AND ECCS INJECTION
"At 0507 [CDT on April 20, 2019], the DAEC [Duane Arnold Energy Center] experienced a trip of both reactor feed pumps. Operators inserted a manual scram. All control rods inserted, as required. As a result of the feed pump trips and scr . . .