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Vogtle-3 shuts down for valve issue
One of the new Vogtle units in Georgia was shut down unexpectedly on Monday last week for a valve issue that has since been investigated and repaired. According to multiple local news outlets, Georgia Power reported on July 17 that Unit 3 was back in service.
Southern Company spokesperson Jacob Hawkins confirmed that Vogtle-3 went off line at 9:25 p.m. local time on July 8 “due to lowering water levels in the steam generators caused by a valve issue on one of the three main feedwater pumps.”
R. V. Carlson, K. E. Binning, S. P. Cole, E. M. Jenkins, R. C. Wilhelm
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 14 | Number 2 | September 1988 | Pages 953-957
Containment, Control, and Maintenance of Tritium System | doi.org/10.13182/FST88-A25259
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
Operating procedures are important for the safe and efficient operation of the Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA). TSTA has been operating for four years with tritium in a safe and efficient manner. The inventory of tritium in the process loop is 100 grams and several milestone runs have been completed. This paper describes the methods used to operate TSTA.This work is supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy.
