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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

1 of 2 Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors shut down

1 of 2 Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors shut down

CanadianBusiness.com -
1 of 2 Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors shut down. By AP | August 14, 2012. Email. LUSBY, Md. (AP) — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says it has shut down one of two reactors at its Calvert Cliffs plant in southern Maryland after a malfunction caused a ...

One Reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant in Maryland Closed -Baltimore Sun

Fox Business -
One of two nuclear reactors at the Calvert Cliffs power plant in Maryland was shut down by its operator after a control rod fell into the reactor core and power generation was affected, The Baltimore Sun reported Monday citing a spokesman at the plant.

Calvert Cliffs nuke plant shuts down one unit after control rod malfunctions

Washington Post -
The operators of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant shut down one of the plant's two nuclear reactors on Sunday after a control rod accidentally dropped entirely into the core where fission occurs, a spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...

Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactor shut down

Baltimore Sun (blog) -
Operators of the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Southern Maryland have shut down one of the two reactors there because a control rod unexpectedly dropped into the reactor core, causing a reduction in power generation, a plant spokesman said ...

Malfunction Shuts Down Nuclear Core In Maryland

WAMU -
Authorities are looking into an incident at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant, located 70 miles south of Baltimore in Maryland. The malfunction poses no risk to the public, but it did cause a major drop in power generation. A spokesman said Monday that a control ...

Maryland Today — 1 of 2 Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors shut down

Frederick News Post (subscription) -
Maryland Today — 1 of 2 Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors shut down. Published on August 14, 2012. By AP Associated Press 1 of 2 Calvert Cliffs nuclear reactors shut down. LUSBY (AP) — Constellation Energy Nuclear Group says it has shut down one of two ...

Control rod issue shuts down nuclear power plant

Power Engineering Magazine -
A control rod at the 1735 MWe Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Maryland unexpectedly inserted into the Unit 1 core, causing a drop in power generation August 12. The unit has been shut down while workers look into the cause. Unit 2 continues to ...

'Non Emergency' Shut Down Unit One At Calvert Cliffs

WBAL Radio -
Some kind of mishap at the nuclear reactor has shut down one of the units at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Lusby. Operators immediately responded when a control rod accidentally fell into the core of the reactor. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said ...

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