VT Yankee Shut Down! 3:12 PM 8/30/07
Thursday, August 30th, 2007According to the AP article below, an automatic shutdown of the VT Yankee reactor was initiated during routine testing of the steam valves today.
An independent safety assesment of the reactor is clearly imperative due to the continuing mechanical failures at the plant.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Automatically Amid Test
August 30, 2007: 05:12 PM EST
VERNON, Vt. (AP)–The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant went off-line Thursday after an automatic shutdown. Plant officials said the shutdown occurred at 3:12 p.m. EDT during routine testing of steam valves. Plant technicians are trying to determine the cause of the automatic shutdown. Officials said the plant remains in a safe and stable condition and will be restarted after engineers complete a thorough evaluation of the shutdown. Prior to the shutdown, the plant had been operating at a 62% power level to allow repairs on one of the plants two cooling towers.
