Dive Summary:
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has said it will increase oversight at Constellation Energy Nuclear Group's Nine Mile Point 1 and Entergy's Fitzpatrick nuclear power plants.
- Nine Mile Point had 3.5 shutdowns during 2012's fourth quarter, resulting in a status change; more than three unplanned shutdowns per 7,000 hours of operation causes a status change.
- Fitzpatrick had even greater problems and recorded 6 shutdowns over its last 7,000 hours of operation.
From the article:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it was stepping up oversight at Constellation Energy Nuclear Group's Nine Mile Point 1 and Entergy (NYSE: ETR)'s Fitzpatrick nuclear power plants in New York as a result of changes in indicators used by the NRC to assess performance at reactors.
The color-coded performance indicators start with “Green” and then increase to “White,” “Yellow” or Red.” ...