St. Lucie Unit 1 Registers Manual Trip After Rods Drop Into Core
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St. Lucie Unit 1 was manually tripped at 100% power after three control rods dropped into the reactor core; NRC classified the event as non-emergency, decay heat is being removed via the main condenser, and Unit 2 was not affected, with Unit 1 stabilized in Hot Standby (Mode 3).
Topics:business#control-rods#nrc-non-emergency#nuclear-safety#st-lucie-nuclear-plant#technology#unit-1-shutdown
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