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truedelphi

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Thu Feb 11, 2016, 12:07 AM Feb 2016

Nuke Plant in Critical SItuation - in the Carolinas? [View all]

Anyone who is in the Carolinas, is this on your local news?


Officials: Fire/Explosion Reported at US Nuclear Plant — Emergency Alert Declared — Fire/Explosion occurred after “unexpected power decrease” in reactor — “Emergency response facilities staffed” — “Abnormal event with potential to impact plant equipment or public health and safety” (VIDEO)

Published: February 9th, 2016 at 11:03 am ET
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Feb 8, 2016 (emphasis added): Facility: BRUNSWICK [Nuclear Plant in N.C.]… Emergency Class: ALERT… EMERGENCY DECLARED… RPS [Reactor Protection System] ACTUATION – CRITICAL… MANUAL SCRAM AND ALERT DECLARATION DUE TO ELECTRICAL FAULT RESULTING IN FIRE/EXPLOSION… Unit 1 declared an Alert… due to an explosion/fire in the Balance of Plant 4 kV switchgear bus area. Prior to the Alert declaration, the operators initiated a manual SCRAM due to an unexpected power decrease from 88% to 40%. The licensee has visually verified that there is no ongoing fire and is investigating the initial cause of the event… [T]he licensee reported the following… “a manual reactor scram was initiated due to loss of both recirculation system variable speed drives as a result of an electrical fault. At this time, a Startup Auxiliary Transformer (SAT) experienced a lockout fault; interrupting offsite power to emergency buses 1 and 2. Emergency Diesel Generators (EDGs) 1, 2, 3, and 4 automatically started”… The licensee has notified… DHS, FEMA, USDA, HHS, DOE, DHS NICC, EPA… FDA… and Nuclear SSA…

WWAY, Feb 7, 2016: Electrical damage sets off alert at Brunswick Nuclear Plant… An Alert is the second in increasing significance of four nuclear emergency classifications.

WECT, Feb 8, 2016: [Unit 1] remains in shutdown mode, while officials work through “detailed process/procedures to fully understand this event and make the needed repairs”… An alert… is used when abnormal events have the potential to impact plant equipment or public health and safety… No estimated timeline has been given for getting Unit 1 back into service.

North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Feb 7, 2016: Duke Energy notified the emergency management agencies… of damaged electrical equipment at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant…

Duke Energy, Feb 7, 2016: Alert declared and exited at Brunswick… federal, state and local officials were notified, and Brunswick plant emergency response facilities were staffed…

WWAY’s broadcast here

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Wow noretreatnosurrender Feb 2016 #1
Why this sounds serious HassleCat Feb 2016 #2
It's a bit jumbled on close reading. Wilms Feb 2016 #4
a loss of flow causes an automatic scram Fred Drum Feb 2016 #5
Thanks for the clear explanation. truedelphi Feb 2016 #7
I think this is a Fukushima type reactor yodermon Feb 2016 #3
Thanks yoderman. n/t truedelphi Feb 2016 #8
I'll bring the hot dogs! mindwalker_i Feb 2016 #6
Keep calm and Paulie Feb 2016 #9
That was a quarky joke, a little bt charming, a little strange mindwalker_i Feb 2016 #10
I'm up and down with the spin! Paulie Feb 2016 #11
Well, I hope this conversation does get too conservative mindwalker_i Feb 2016 #12
Momentum will abide Paulie Feb 2016 #13
What a great way to start the day mindwalker_i Feb 2016 #14
Entropy wins Paulie Feb 2016 #15
I needed the laugh!!! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2016 #24
Here's one more: The universe is Paulie Feb 2016 #25
LOL! nt Mojorabbit Feb 2016 #26
Location marions ghost Feb 2016 #16
The photo of the nuke plant that is displayed on that website truedelphi Feb 2016 #17
First the Panthers melt down in the Super Bowl, now this! KamaAina Feb 2016 #18
I have a close friend who has family down there KamaAina Feb 2016 #19
Must not have been a very big deal KamaAina Feb 2016 #20
It's Duke Energy. What could possibly go wrong? Beach Rat Feb 2016 #21
Good to know they got THAT situation truedelphi Feb 2016 #28
Just finished last weekened watching "The China Syndrome" for a second time. closeupready Feb 2016 #22
So that was 4 days ago. muriel_volestrangler Feb 2016 #23
I'm relieved to hear that this event did not become another truedelphi Feb 2016 #27
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