OT?, NRC today has 20 plants below 100% FWIW: 8 at 0%, 1 at 4%, 1 at 17%, 1 at 75%, 1 at 88%, 1 at 95%,3 at 97%, 3 at 98%, 1 at 99%. Operational uh causes very.greenspun.com : LUSENET : TimeBomb 2000 (Y2000) : One Thread |
http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/DAILY/psr.htmPlant Status Report
See Site Location for Plant information.
See Defined Terms for Plant Operational "Modes" and "Conditions."
Ignore "Phone" number, used only by NRC Operations Center Personnel.
NRC OPERATIONS CENTER
PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000
UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- -------------------------------- - - 1 BEAVER VALLEY 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 BEAVER VALLEY 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 CALVERT CLIFFS 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 CALVERT CLIFFS 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 FITZPATRICK 1 97 Power Operation * INCREASING POWER FOLLOWING SCRAM TIME TESTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 GINNA 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 HOPE CREEK 1 98 Power Operation * ROD PATTERN ADJUSTMENT -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 INDIAN POINT 2 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 INDIAN POINT 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 LIMERICK 1 98 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 LIMERICK 2 4 Startup * HOLDING FOR GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MILLSTONE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 MILLSTONE 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NINE MILE POINT 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 NINE MILE POINT 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 OYSTER CREEK 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 PEACH BOTTOM 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 PEACH BOTTOM 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 PILGRIM 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SALEM 1 0 01/06/00 Hot Shutdown * PREPARATION FOR GOING TO MODE 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SALEM 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SEABROOK 1 17 Power Operation * INCREASING POWER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SUSQUEHANNA 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 SUSQUEHANNA 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 THREE MILE ISLAND 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 VERMONT YANKEE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- -------------------------------- - - 2 BROWNS FERRY 1 0 03/03/85 Refueling DEFUELED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 BROWNS FERRY 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 BROWNS FERRY 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 BRUNSWICK 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 BRUNSWICK 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CATAWBA 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CATAWBA 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 CRYSTAL RIVER 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 FARLEY 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 FARLEY 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 HARRIS 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 HATCH 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 HATCH 2 98 Power Operation MAXIMUM OPERATING POWER -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 MCGUIRE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 MCGUIRE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 NORTH ANNA 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 NORTH ANNA 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 OCONEE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 OCONEE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 OCONEE 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ROBINSON 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SEQUOYAH 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SEQUOYAH 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ST LUCIE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 ST LUCIE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SUMMER 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SURRY 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 SURRY 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 TURKEY POINT 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 TURKEY POINT 4 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 VOGTLE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 VOGTLE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 WATTS BAR 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- -------------------------------- - - 3 BRAIDWOOD 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 BRAIDWOOD 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 BYRON 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 BYRON 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 CLINTON 1 100 * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 COOK 1 0 09/08/97 Refueling REFUELING OUTAGE - DEFUELED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 COOK 2 0 09/09/97 Refueling REFUELING OUTAGE - DEFUELED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 DAVIS BESSE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 DRESDEN 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 DRESDEN 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 DUANE ARNOLD 1 95 Power Operation * HOLDING FOR XENON TO BUILD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 FERMI 2 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 KEWAUNEE 1 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 LASALLE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 LASALLE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 MONTICELLO 1 0 01/05/00 Cold Shutdown REFUELING OUTAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 PALISADES 1 75 Power Operation CHEMISTRY HOLD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 PERRY 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 POINT BEACH 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 POINT BEACH 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 PRAIRIE ISLAND 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 PRAIRIE ISLAND 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 QUAD CITIES 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 QUAD CITIES 2 88 Power Operation * COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- -------------------------------- - - 4 ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1 0 01/07/00 Hot Shutdown SHUTDOWN TO REPLACE THE ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE ON THE "D" RCP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 CALLAWAY 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 COMANCHE PEAK 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 COMANCHE PEAK 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 COOPER 1 0 01/08/00 Cold Shutdown * AUX COOLING SYSTEM LEAK INTO THE DRYWELL ISOLATED AND PLANT PREPARING FOR STARTUP -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 DIABLO CANYON 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 DIABLO CANYON 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 FT CALHOUN 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 GRAND GULF 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PALO VERDE 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PALO VERDE 2 0 01/05/00 Hot Standby MAINTENANCE OUTAGE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 PALO VERDE 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 RIVER BEND 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SAN ONOFRE 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SAN ONOFRE 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOUTH TEXAS 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 SOUTH TEXAS 2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 WATERFORD 3 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 WNP-2 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 WOLF CREEK 1 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * - REASON OR COMMENT HAS BEEN CHANGED IN PAST 24 HOURS # - NUMBER OF REACTOR SCRAMS WITHIN PAST 24 HOURS NOTE - REACTOR STATUS DATA COLLECTED BETWEEN 4 A.M. AND 8 A.M. EACH DAY. ALL TIMES ARE BASED ON EASTERN TIMES (ET).
-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 11, 2000
Is there anyone on this board who knows what they're talking about when it comes to power and can tell us if it's normal for 20 sites to be under 100% at one time?-EricE
-- EricE (ready@for.anything), January 11, 2000.
Try this on for size.I live where the temperature at this time of year is normally about 0. It's been 40 for the past few days. Our weather here has been unseasonably mild. I believe the same holds true for most of the country.
Could it be the need less power?????
-- (IKnow@teacher.I know), January 11, 2000.
NRC has historical data, you might be able to dig that up at their site.NRC lists this data report as unconfirmed info from each site. My personal objective is just to follow the current trend. 20 does not alarm me. The total count is meaningless, it is the individual causes which I think are indicators.
If I lived near a plant with a questionable comment in this report, then I might make a few phone calls, and so encourage anyone here who may find themselves in such a situation.
Note as well Catawba 2 is back at 100%. This is the site we had a post about a few days back; someone said their dad was called in there to work (BG&E) and expected to be involved for 90 days.
-- Hokie (Hokie_@hotmail.com), January 11, 2000.
This is the most hot shutdowns and scrams that
have ever happened. This is not normal.Daily Nuclear Plant Reports
-- spider (spider0@usa.net), January 11, 2000.
An experiment in web formattingNRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITYREG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- --------------------------- ----- - - 1 BEAVER VALLEY 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 BEAVER VALLEY 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 CALVERT CLIFFS 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 CALVERT CLIFFS 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 FITZPATRICK 1 97 Power Operation * INCREASING POWER FOLLOWING SCRAM TIME TESTING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 GINNA 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 HOPE CREEK 1 98 Power Operation * ROD PATTERN ADJUSTMENT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 INDIAN POINT 2 99 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 INDIAN POINT 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 LIMERICK 1 98 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 LIMERICK 2 4 Startup * HOLDING FOR GROUND TROUBLESHOOTING ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 MILLSTONE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 MILLSTONE 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 NINE MILE POINT 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 NINE MILE POINT 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 OYSTER CREEK 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 PEACH BOTTOM 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 PEACH BOTTOM 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 PILGRIM 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 SALEM 1 0 01/06/00 Hot Shutdown * PREPARATION FOR GOING TO MODE 3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 SALEM 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 SEABROOK 1 17 Power Operation * INCREASING POWER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 SUSQUEHANNA 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 SUSQUEHANNA 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 THREE MILE ISLAND 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 1 VERMONT YANKEE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- NRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- --------------------------- ----- - - 2 BROWNS FERRY 1 0 03/03/85 Refueling DEFUELED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 BROWNS FERRY 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 BROWNS FERRY 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 BRUNSWICK 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 BRUNSWICK 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 CATAWBA 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 CATAWBA 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 CRYSTAL RIVER 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 FARLEY 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 FARLEY 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 HARRIS 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 HATCH 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 HATCH 2 98 Power Operation MAXIMUM OPERATING POWER ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 MCGUIRE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 MCGUIRE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 NORTH ANNA 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 NORTH ANNA 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 OCONEE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 OCONEE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 OCONEE 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 ROBINSON 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 SEQUOYAH 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 SEQUOYAH 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 ST LUCIE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 ST LUCIE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 SUMMER 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 SURRY 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 SURRY 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 TURKEY POINT 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 TURKEY POINT 4 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 VOGTLE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 VOGTLE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 2 WATTS BAR 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- NRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- --------------------------- ----- - - 3 BRAIDWOOD 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 BRAIDWOOD 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 BYRON 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 BYRON 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 CLINTON 1 100 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 COOK 1 0 09/08/97 Refueling REFUELING OUTAGE - DEFUELED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 COOK 2 0 09/09/97 Refueling REFUELING OUTAGE - DEFUELED ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 DAVIS BESSE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 DRESDEN 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 DRESDEN 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 DUANE ARNOLD 1 95 Power Operation * HOLDING FOR XENON TO BUILD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 FERMI 2 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 KEWAUNEE 1 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 LASALLE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 LASALLE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 MONTICELLO 1 0 01/05/00 Cold Shutdown REFUELING OUTAGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 PALISADES 1 75 Power Operation CHEMISTRY HOLD ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 PERRY 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 POINT BEACH 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 POINT BEACH 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 PRAIRIE ISLAND 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 PRAIRIE ISLAND 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 QUAD CITIES 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 3 QUAD CITIES 2 88 Power Operation * COASTDOWN TO REFUELING OUTAGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- NRC OPERATIONS CENTER PLANT STATUS REPORT FOR 01/11/2000 UNEVALUATED INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE FACILITY
REG PLANT NAME %PWR DOWN REASON OR COMMENT * # --- ------------------------ ---- -------- --------------------------- ----- - - 4 ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 1 0 01/07/00 Hot Shutdown SHUTDOWN TO REPLACE THE ANTI-ROTATION DEVICE ON THE "D" RCP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 ARKANSAS NUCLEAR 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 CALLAWAY 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 COMANCHE PEAK 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 COMANCHE PEAK 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 COOPER 1 0 01/08/00 Cold Shutdown * AUX COOLING SYSTEM LEAK INTO THE DRYWELL ISOLATED AND PLANT PREPARING FOR STARTUP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 DIABLO CANYON 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 DIABLO CANYON 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 FT CALHOUN 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 GRAND GULF 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 PALO VERDE 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 PALO VERDE 2 0 01/05/00 Hot Standby MAINTENANCE OUTAGE ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 PALO VERDE 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 RIVER BEND 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 SAN ONOFRE 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 SAN ONOFRE 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 SOUTH TEXAS 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 SOUTH TEXAS 2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 WATERFORD 3 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 WNP-2 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- 4 WOLF CREEK 1 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- * - REASON OR COMMENT HAS BEEN CHANGED IN PAST 24 HOURS # - NUMBER OF REACTOR SCRAMS WITHIN PAST 24 HOURS NOTE - REACTOR STATUS DATA COLLECTED BETWEEN 4 A.M. AND 8 A.M. EACH DAY. ALL TIMES ARE BASED ON EASTERN TIMES (ET).
-- Mike (mike@noemail.net), January 11, 2000.
didn't work as I had hoped sorry. (used 'pre' command)
-- (mike@noemail.net), January 11, 2000.
OK, it's the worst ever. How much worse? Twice as bad? Twice as bad as "pretty damn good" is still "fairly damn good". Is your power off?
-- Servant (public_service@yahoo.com), January 11, 2000.
Spider,Nope.
-- John H Krempasky (johnk@dmv.com), January 11, 2000.
John:Is my memory correct? I thought you were working around a figure of 9-10 shutdowns, hot standbys or scrams per week, as a threshold beyond which conern would be justified? What numbers did you propose to peg your "Y2K concerns" (if any) at?
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-- Squirrel Hunter (nuts@upa.tree), January 11, 2000.
Ok, guys. I pulled an old report at (almost) random. Went back two years, and picked the closest date to today. Got Jan 9th, 1998. It's here, btw. Now, I may have miscounted, but I got 23 at zero power for that day. I didn't bother counting the number below 100%.Tell you what, you go digging. Start here, and let me know if anyone finds a day with more than 40 offline.
And just to be perverse, I checked Jan 12th, 1998. Yep, still counted 23 plants at zero power. Heck, I'm more curious as to where the reports for the 10th and 11th are. Weekend, maybe?
-- harl (harlanquin@aol.hell), January 12, 2000.
Jan. 10th, 1997- 22 plants at zero power. Jan. 12th, 1999- 10 plants at zero power. July 12th, 1999- 6 plants at zero power. July 10th, 1998- 12 plants at zero power. July 11th, 1997- 23 plants at zero power.Just a cursory glance, I'd say they were getting better at keeping them up and running.
Daily Report Archives scroll down for the archives list...
-- harl (harlanquin@aol.hell), January 12, 2000.
It is well within normal for 20 nukes to be below 100%, especially at lower than peak demand. Nuclear power is the most expensive juice in the grid, so it is usual for utilities to power these down first. There does seem to be some "mopping up" form Y2K going on, but thankfully nothing catastrophic!I am THRILLED that Y2K seems to have enlisted some real concenr about the nation's nuclear reactors -- and indeed the 433 around the world. I am glad that folks "get it" that the hazards we were concerned about with Y2K (bad data, operator error, station black-out) exist every day. As reactors age and also as budgets are cut to deal with deregulation and competition the margins of safty decrease. With this trend, the risk level that Y2K presented ("abnormal") will be exceeded by day to day (normal) risk levels. The only alternative is to phase these dinosaurs out by phasing in efficiency and truly renewable energy options that are available TODAY!
-- Mary Fox Olson (nirs.se@mindspring.comq), January 13, 2000.