NRC Receives Event Notification Involving Catawba Power Reactor in South Carolina
February 15, 2020
February 15, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 54523) involving the Catawba power reactor in South Carolina:
AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO MAIN TURBINE TRIP
"At 1800 EST, on February 12, 2020, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 percent power, the reactor automatically tripped due to a turbine trip. The trip was not complex, with all systems responding normally post trip. Because of the reactor trip, the Auxiliary Fe . . .
AUTOMATIC REACTOR SCRAM DUE TO MAIN TURBINE TRIP
"At 1800 EST, on February 12, 2020, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 percent power, the reactor automatically tripped due to a turbine trip. The trip was not complex, with all systems responding normally post trip. Because of the reactor trip, the Auxiliary Fe . . .