The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems
Summary
US regulators issued a warning regarding a nuclear project central to efforts to revive the industry. The action follows recent safety incidents at the site involving a contractor entering a reactor cavity and fuel rods nearly tipping over during refuelling operations.
US regulators have issued a warning to a nuclear project critical to Donald Trump’s efforts to revive the industry, after a contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods nearly tipped over during refuelling. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Holtec International, a company racing to reopen a shuttered reactor at the Palisades nuclear power plant…
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