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{{#Wiki_filter:No: III-13-044 December 13 , 2013 CONTACT: Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662                       Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Clinton Nuclear Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has started a Special Inspection at the Clinton nuclear power plant to review the circumstances surrounding a transformer failure and subsequent plant shutdown Sunday night
{{#Wiki_filter:No: III-13-044                                                                     December 13, 2013 CONTACT: Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Clinton Nuclear Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has started a Special Inspection at the Clinton nuclear power plant to review the circumstances surrounding a transformer failure and subsequent plant shutdown Sunday night.
. The five-member inspection team began work at the plant Thursday to better understand the event, the interactions between the affected systems , repair activities, and the extent of the condition.
The five-member inspection team began work at the plant Thursday to better understand the event, the interactions between the affected systems, repair activities, and the extent of the condition.
"We have sent specialists in boiling water reactor s and electrical system design to the site in order to establish a sequence of events and to review the plant's response, procedures, and decision making process. We want to ensure the plant continues to operate in a manner that preserves safety," said NRC Region III Administrator Cynthia D. Pederson
We have sent specialists in boiling water reactors and electrical system design to the site in order to establish a sequence of events and to review the plants response, procedures, and decision making process. We want to ensure the plant continues to operate in a manner that preserves safety, said NRC Region III Administrator Cynthia D. Pederson.
. NRC inspectors will spend time on-site and off-site evaluating the licensee's root cause analysis and corrective actions
NRC inspectors will spend time on-site and off-site evaluating the licensees root cause analysis and corrective actions.
. An inspection report documenting the team's findings will be made publicly available within 45 days of the end of the inspection.
An inspection report documenting the teams findings will be made publicly available within 45 days of the end of the inspection.
The plant is operated by Exelon Generation Co., and is located in Clinton, Ill., about 20 miles southeast of Bloomington.}}
The plant is operated by Exelon Generation Co., and is located in Clinton, Ill., about 20 miles southeast of Bloomington.}}

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Press Release-III-13-044: NRC Begins Special Inspection at Clinton Nuclear Plant
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No: III-13-044 December 13, 2013 CONTACT: Viktoria Mitlyng 630-829-9662 Prema Chandrathil 630-829-9663 NRC Begins Special Inspection at Clinton Nuclear Plant The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has started a Special Inspection at the Clinton nuclear power plant to review the circumstances surrounding a transformer failure and subsequent plant shutdown Sunday night.

The five-member inspection team began work at the plant Thursday to better understand the event, the interactions between the affected systems, repair activities, and the extent of the condition.

We have sent specialists in boiling water reactors and electrical system design to the site in order to establish a sequence of events and to review the plants response, procedures, and decision making process. We want to ensure the plant continues to operate in a manner that preserves safety, said NRC Region III Administrator Cynthia D. Pederson.

NRC inspectors will spend time on-site and off-site evaluating the licensees root cause analysis and corrective actions.

An inspection report documenting the teams findings will be made publicly available within 45 days of the end of the inspection.

The plant is operated by Exelon Generation Co., and is located in Clinton, Ill., about 20 miles southeast of Bloomington.