Entergy's 829-MW Fitzpatrick plant is shut down, US NRC says

Washington (Platts)--14Sep2005

Entergy Nuclear's Fitzpatrick generating unit is shut down, the US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday in its reactor status report. 
     The 829-MW unit in Lycoming, New York, was at 100% capacity on Tuesday.
Early Wednesday morning, however, a loss of power to the reactor feed pump
controls created a low water level that triggered an automatic reactor scram,
operators told the NRC in an event report.
     At about 2:15 am EDT, operators were in the process of transferring
electrical loads to the alternate power supply when there was a loss of power,
according to the report. The event is under investigation, Entergy told the
NRC.
     The plant is in hot shutdown mode and it will remain in that mode pending
the results of the investigation, the report said.

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