N.J. has a nuke plant event

[ensho]

http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/index2.php


The Salem 2 nuclear power plant in southern New Jersey is shut down because of a problem with a reactor coolant pump. Spokesman Jo Delmar tells Today's Sunbeam of Salem that the Salem 2 reactor went offline automatically at 6 p.m. Sunday. Delmar says an auxiliary pump automatically kicked in when the main pump shut down. He says the cause is under investigation. Salem 2 is one of three reactors operated at the Artificial Island generating site in Lower Alloways Creek Township on the Delaware River. The Salem 1 and Hope Creek reactors continue to operate at full power. The three plants provide enough electricity to power 3 million homes.

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[meegbear]

1. What exit?

[wtmusic]

It would be news if the safety systems failed

but they worked as planned, to the disappointment of some.

z-z-z-z

[ImNotTed]

2. Meh

Happens a couple of times a year.

[ensho]

3. it shouldn't happen a couple of times a year

nt

[wtmusic]

4. Are you a nuclear engineer?

How do you know? Maybe they are using an excess of caution...would you like them to take more chances?

One of your more idiotic posts.

[dionysus]

5. an "event" is when something actually happens, not when the backup system works as planned.

[Marblehead]

6. can't they make pumps

that last forever??

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. So everything is okay then? Systems worked as designed? Wow that's good to know.

Thanks for posting this.