Nuclear Plants Are Designed to Respond Safely to Electrical Grid Disturbances
U.S. Newswire, February, 2008
To: STATE EDITORS
Contact: media relations of the Nuclear Energy Institute, 1-202- 739-8000, after hours and weekends: 1-703-644-8805
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the result of a disturbance in off-site power that led to an electricity outage throughout much of Florida, the two reactors at the Turkey Point power station in south Florida safely shut down earlier today. They were among several power plants, including fossil-fired power plants, that shut down today. The Nuclear Energy Institutes executive vice president, Marvin Fertel, made the following remarks about nuclear power plant operations and design relative to this event.
Nuclear power plants are designed to shut down safely in response to electrical grid disturbances. They have...
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