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Fission stories #59: Pilgrim rollercoaster

Fission Stories #58 covered a problem controlling the reactor power level at the Millstone Unit 2 reactor in February 2011. This story covers a reactor power control problem at the Pilgrim reactor just three months later. In May 2011, the operating crew restarted the boiling water reactor at Pilgrim from a refueling outage. Operators withdrew […] … learn more→