Problems At Millstone...Again.

Problems at Millstone…….again!

http://www.theday.com/article/20140528/NWS01/305289928/1018

operators worked to complete cleanup and repairs of two pressurized tanks for cooling water that ruptured after the unexpected shutdown of both reactors Sunday due to a power failure.(That doesn’t sound good. Why did the tanks rupture?)

this is the first time both reactors have had to shut down simultaneously.

the problem originated in a relay switch on the Connecticut Light & Power transmission lines

"We want to understand why we lost offsite power," Holt said. "We called in people over the holiday weekend to come in. Our equipment and operators responded as they were trained to." (Lets get back to why the tanks ruptured?)

emergency diesel generators automatically supplied power to keep reactor safety systems operating. (This is what DID NOT happen at Fukushima)

Millstone crews will have to clean up contaminated water that leaked from the ruptured tanks, as well as repair the pressurized tanks. (No really.....Why did the tanks rupture?)

the water that leaked had low levels of radioactivity and is "not much (Not much) danger to workers or the public." Still, he said, the fact that two leaks occurred in two different buildings in Unit 3 during the shutdown is cause for concern. (I agree...I am concerned)

"A relatively uncomplicated event became relatively complicated," Lochbaum said. "There were things that occurred that shouldn't have happened." (Like tanks ruptured)

He said it is not yet clear whether the problems were the result of equipment failures, design flaws, gaps in operator training or from operators not following proper procedures. (You better find out quick.)