There remains some head scratching at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over how a leak formed in a control rod drive mechanism at the Palisades nuclear power plant this summer. Jack Giessner of the NRC says a leak eleven years ago prompted a complete overhaul of that equipment.
Giessner says they are still working on their official report into the leak. He said during the entire time of the issue, between seven and 10-thousand gallons of fluid leaked from the CRDM, but remained in the equipment housing and was not released. The mechanisms control the reactors at the plant. The full NRC report is due out later this month.
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Giessner says they are still working on their official report into the leak. He said during the entire time of the issue, between seven and 10-thousand gallons of fluid leaked from the CRDM, but remained in the equipment housing and was not released. The mechanisms control the reactors at the plant. The full NRC report is due out later this month.
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