A small leak in the non-radioactive cooling system has caused the Oconee Nuclear's Unit 2 reactor to shut down for repairs Friday. The situation is classified as a non-emergency and the plant is operating safely, according to a report filed with the NRC.
The leak was discovered in February in a pump motor in a closed water system that acts like a radiator to circulate water and remove heat from some components in the reactor building.
“This is something we’ve been monitoring for a while. It continued to increase to a point where we decided to bring the unit down in power so we could make a repair,” Oconee spokesman Sandra Magee said.
Oconee's Unit 3 reactor also will shut down for a planned refueling outage that starts next Friday.
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