Leaky valve halts start-up of nuclear generator at FPL’s St. Lucie plant
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 by TCPalm.comST. LUCIE COUNTY — FPL halted the start-up of a nuclear generator at its nuclear plant in St. Lucie County, according to a Nuclear Regulatory Commission report released Tuesday.
FPL spokesman Mark Bubriski said the unit had been temporarily shut down to fix a pump motor and was getting ready to be rebooted Monday. “As part of our normal start-up procedures, operators were conducting inspections of plant systems and equipment when they recognized a valve requiring additional maintenance,” Bubriski said.
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