Federal regulators have decreased the seriousness of their caution about fractures found in a backup emergencysituation fuel line at a South Carolina nuclear plant northwest of the state capital
ByThe Associated Press
December 29, 2023, 10: 17 AM
FILE – The working nuclear reactor is seen at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, April 9, 2012, in Jenkinsville, S.C. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission reduced its initial “yellow” caution for V.C. Summer Nuclear Station released this October to a last “white” one after owner and operator Dominion Energy revealed its generator might still run for 6 hours in an emergencysituation, the company revealed Thursday, Dec. 28,2023 (AP Photo/Jeffrey Collins, File)
The Associated Press
JENKINSVILLE, S.C. — Federal regulators have minimized the seriousness of their caution about fractures found in a backup emergencysituation fuel line at a South Carolina nuclear plant northwest of the state capital.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission devalued its initial “yellow” caution for V.C. Summer Nuclear Station provided this October to a last “white” one after owner and operator Dominion Energy revealed its generator might still run for 6 hours in an emergencysituation, the company revealed Thursday.
That presentation relaxed authorities’ issues that Dominion Energy’s failure to keep fractures and leakages — found at least 5 times over the past 2 years — had reducedtheeffectsof the plant’s capability to cool down its reactors if electricalpower stoppedworking.
The brand-new ranking implies that the generator is underperforming however still conference its secret targets.
“While not asign of instant threat, this finding highlights the requirement for constant caution and enhancement in the plant’s restorative action procedure,” NRC Region