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Blast from the past -- 2013, to be exact. But hey, aging #NuclearPlants aren't getting any younger... And who cares that #SusquehannaNuclear plant unit 1 is prone to #flooding. I'm sure that won't happen again, right?
Inspectors Dispatched To #Susquehanna #NuclearPlant After 3 Unexpected Shutdowns
January 14, 2013
BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — "Federal regulators began examining a nuclear plant in northeastern Pennsylvania on Monday following three unexpected shutdowns, but the facility's operator said it is safe and stable.
"A three-member team from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission [#NRC] arrived at the Susquehanna power plant near #BerwickPennsylvania to look into operator performance, equipment reliability and decision-making, the agency said.
"The move comes after three unplanned reactor shutdowns between Nov. 9 and Dec. 19. None of the incidents posed a safety threat, said Joe Scopelliti, a spokesman for Allentown-based PPL Corp., which operates Susquehanna.
"'We did a thorough investigation of the causes of the shutdowns,' said Scopelliti, noting the company is cooperating with the inspection.
"The most recent shutdown occurred after a valve failed to open during plant startup, temporarily interrupting the water supply to one of the facility's two reactors.
"The Nov. 9 shutdown was attributed to problems with a computer system that monitors water levels. A Dec. 16 malfunction happened during routine valve testing on Unit 2's main turbine system.
"Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the nuclear agency, said it's not clear how long the inspection will take. A report containing findings and recommendations is due 45 days after the inspection is completed.
"Recommendations could include increased oversight, Sheehan said. He noted Susquehanna's Unit 1 reactor is already under a higher level of oversight because of a flooding event in 2010."
#RethinkNotRestart #OldNukes #NoNukes #Pennsylvania #ClimateChange
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Why the push for more #NuclearPlants? Blame it on #BigTech (and #AI and #cryptocurrency)
Tech companies want #NuclearPower. Some utilities are throwing up roadblocks
Story by Spencer Kimball
August 9, 2024"Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean [sic] energy to power #ArtificialIntelligence, sparking resistance from some utilities over the potential impact on the #ElectricGrid.
"#DataCenters, the computer warehouses that run the Internet, in some cases now require a gigawatt or more of power, comparable to the average capacity of a nuclear reactor in the U.S.
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Amazon's nuclear agreement
"Co-locating data centers next to nuclear plants already faces controversy.
"In March, Amazon Web Services [#AWS] bought a data center powered by the 41-year-old #SusquehannaNuclear plant in #Pennsylvania from #TalenEnergy for $650 million. But the agreement to directly sell power to the AWS data center from the nuclear plant already faces opposition from utilities American Electric Power and #Exelon, who have filed complaints at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)."