Comment: Do you find the following statement strange: Power outage shuts down oldest nuke plant"? Unplanned shutdown at a Nuke Plant is dangerous and they have a problem with thunderstorms? Do we really trust Nuke Plants, NO!!
July 13, 2009
Associated Press
LACEY TOWNSHIP - The nation's oldest nuclear power plant is temporarily out of commission following an unplanned shutdown that occurred when severe storms knocked out electrical power to the Lacey Township facility early Sunday.
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station automatically shut down when thunderstorms knocked out power to the area at 1:35 a.m., and the plant declared an "unusual event" - the lowest level of alert - 15 minutes later.
The all-clear was sounded after electrical power was restored to the area at 4:05 a.m., but the plant remained off-line on Monday for equipment testing. No word on when it might be put back into service.
The plant got a new 20-year license in April. It will be 60 years old at the end of the license.
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20090713/NEWS01/90713009/1001/RSS
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Monday, July 13, 2009
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Storm forces Comanche Peak nuclear power plant to reduce output
Comment: Well, this is scary, thought it was better protected!
May 9, 2009
Posted on Thu, May. 07, 2009
By JACK Z. SMITH
jzsmith@star-telegram.com
The Comanche Peak nuclear power plant has significantly curtailed generation at one of its two units in recent days as a result of damage wrought by a thunderstorm Saturday.
It represents an "unusual" situation whereby the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, operator of the power grid serving 75 percent of the state, asked Luminant Generation to reduce electricity generation from Comanche Peak, ERCOT spokeswoman Dottie Roark said Thursday.
As a result of the storm, there was a failed breaker, and it knocked out two transmission lines, Roark said. One of the two large lines could not be returned to service.
"That created congestion on the ERCOT transmission network," Roark said. "So ERCOT operators had to ask Comanche Peak to reduce its output."
The plant’s Comanche Peak One unit scaled back from 100 percent to 76 percent of capacity, Luminant spokeswoman Ashley Monts said. Each of the plant’s two units can produce 1,150 megawatts of electricity.
ERCOT is working with Oncor Electric Delivery, the electric transmission and distribution company serving much of North Texas, to ensure that the failed breaker is repaired, Roark said. Repairs are expected to be completed soon.
Luminant and Oncor are subsidiaries of Energy Future Holdings, the former TXU Corp.
siness/story/1364915.html
Posted on Thu, May. 07, 2009
By JACK Z. SMITH
jzsmith@star-telegram.com
The Comanche Peak nuclear power plant has significantly curtailed generation at one of its two units in recent days as a result of damage wrought by a thunderstorm Saturday.
It represents an "unusual" situation whereby the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, operator of the power grid serving 75 percent of the state, asked Luminant Generation to reduce electricity generation from Comanche Peak, ERCOT spokeswoman Dottie Roark said Thursday.
As a result of the storm, there was a failed breaker, and it knocked out two transmission lines, Roark said. One of the two large lines could not be returned to service.
"That created congestion on the ERCOT transmission network," Roark said. "So ERCOT operators had to ask Comanche Peak to reduce its output."
The plant’s Comanche Peak One unit scaled back from 100 percent to 76 percent of capacity, Luminant spokeswoman Ashley Monts said. Each of the plant’s two units can produce 1,150 megawatts of electricity.
ERCOT is working with Oncor Electric Delivery, the electric transmission and distribution company serving much of North Texas, to ensure that the failed breaker is repaired, Roark said. Repairs are expected to be completed soon.
Luminant and Oncor are subsidiaries of Energy Future Holdings, the former TXU Corp.
siness/story/1364915.html
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