The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has begun a special inspection at the single-unit Davis-Besse nuclear power station in Ohio that will focus on multiple diesel generator failures during testing and maintenance, and a complicated reactor trip on 8 July.
The inspection team will review the company’s response to each diesel generator failure.
The team will also focus on the circumstances affecting the recent complicated automatic reactor shutdown, which was triggered by a turbine trip, assessing equipment performance and operator response.
The inspection team will review the company’s response to each diesel generator failure.
The team will also focus on the circumstances affecting the recent complicated automatic reactor shutdown, which was triggered by a turbine trip, assessing equipment performance and operator response.
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