{"id":5105,"date":"2013-08-12T09:24:11","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T13:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=5105"},"modified":"2013-08-12T09:26:37","modified_gmt":"2013-08-12T13:26:37","slug":"millstone-3-nuke-down-since-friday-nrc-tells-us-monday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/08\/millstone-3-nuke-down-since-friday-nrc-tells-us-monday.html","title":{"rendered":"Millstone 3 nuke down since Friday, NRC tells us Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"

\r\nFriday a reactor tripped off, and NRC got around to telling us about it today:\r\n\r\n<\/a>\r\nMillstone 3, 3.2 miles WSW of New London, Connecticut,\r\nabout half way between Boston and New York.\r\nI hear a few people live around there.\r\nThat’s its second downtime in six months.\r\nWhy is nuclear considered reliable baseload?\r\nDistributed solar power wouldn’t all be down at once,\r\nand wouldn’t risk irradiating millions of people.\r\n

\r\nHere’s \r\nEvent Number 49260<\/a>:\r\n

\r\n\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
Power Reactor<\/td>\r\n Event Number: 49260<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n Facility: MILLSTONE
\r\n Region: 1\u00a0State: CT
\r\n Unit: [\u00a0] [\u00a0] [3]
\r\n RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] CE,[3] W-4-LP
\r\n NRC Notified By: MICHEL CICCONE
\r\n HQ OPS Officer: HOWIE CROUCH\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Notification Date: 08\/09\/2013
\r\n Notification Time: 22:27 [ET]
\r\n Event Date: 08\/09\/2013
\r\n Event Time: 21:19 [EDT]
\r\n Last Update Date: 08\/09\/2013\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
\r\n Emergency Class: NON EMERGENCY
\r\n 10 CFR Section:
\r\n 50.72(b)(2)(iv)(B) – RPS ACTUATION – CRITICAL
\r\n 50.72(b)(3)(iv)(A) – VALID SPECIF SYS ACTUATION
\r\n <\/td>\r\n 		\r\n Person (Organization):
\r\n MEL GRAY (R1DO)
\r\n <\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n
\r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n
Unit<\/td>\r\n SCRAM Code<\/td>\r\n RX CRIT<\/td>\r\n Initial PWR<\/td>\r\n Initial RX Mode<\/td>\r\n Current PWR<\/td>\r\n Current RX Mode<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n
3<\/td>\r\n A\/R<\/td>\r\n Y<\/td>\r\n 100<\/td>\r\n Power Operation<\/td>\r\n 0<\/td>\r\n Hot Standby<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n

\r\nEvent Text<\/b>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n \r\n
AUTOMATIC REACTOR TRIP ON LOW STEAM GENERATOR WATER LEVEL\r\n

\r\n\"Millstone<\/a>\r\nThe loss of a non-vital 480v bus resulted in a feedwater transient that caused steam generator water level to lower below the automatic reactor trip setpoint. The reactor trip and plant response was uncomplicated with all rods being inserted into the core.\r\n
\r\n
The auxiliary feedwater system automatically actuated and is currently being to used to feed the steam generators. Decay heat is being removed via the steam dumps to the condenser. No relief valves or safeties lifted during the transient. The plant is currently stable in Mode 3 at normal operating pressure and temperature and is in its normal shutdown electrical lineup. There was no impact on Unit 2 which is currently operating at 100% power.\r\n
\r\n
The licensee has notified state and local authorities and the NRC Resident Inspector.<\/td>\r\n <\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\nMillstone 3 was already down from April 14th through May 17th:\r\n

\r\n\r\n\"Millstone<\/a>\r\n

\r\nNext door,\r\nMillstone 2 was \r\ndown for two weeks last August due to heat<\/a>.\r\nWill it do that again this August?\r\n

\r\nPS: Owed to Erica Gray.\r\n

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