US nuclear regulator monitoring plant after tornado [View All]

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, April 18 (Reuters) - The U.S. nuclear safety regulator said on Monday it was monitoring a Virginia nuclear power plant operated by Dominion Resources (D.N: Quote) after a tornado cut its electrical power on Saturday.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the Surry plant's diesel generators and safety systems operated as required, and that plant operators have partially restored off-site power to the plants. (Reporting by Roberta Rampton)

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Both reactors at the station shut down automatically as designed and backup diesel generators started immediately to provide the electricity necessary to maintain both units. A spokesperson for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says no release of radioactive material occurred beyond minor releases associated with normal station operations.

That release is below federally approved operating limits and poses no threat to station workers or the public, the NRC said in a statement released Sunday.