Dominion’s Millstone 2 returns to full power

August 16, 2016 Wayne Barber Generation

The Dominion (NYSE:D) Millstone 2 nuclear unit in Connecticut was back at 100% power early Aug. 16, according to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) data, after the facility had experienced an unplanned outage a few days earlier.

A pump problem had forced the pressurized water reactor (PWR) located in New London County, Connecticut, offline on Aug. 11.

Operators at Millstone Power Station had removed Unit 2 from service Aug. 11 because two of the unit’s four circulating water pumps automatically shut down, Dominion has said. The circulating water pumps deliver water from Long Island Sound that is used to condense steam back into water as part of normal plant operations.

Millstone Units 2 and 3 have a combined generating capacity of more than 2,100 MW. Unit 3 was not affected by the Unit 2 outage.

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Wayne Barber, Chief Analyst for the GenerationHub, has been covering power generation, energy and natural resources issues at national publications for more than 20 years. Prior to joining PennWell he was editor of Generation Markets Week at SNL Financial for nine years. He has also worked as a business journalist at both McGraw-Hill and Financial Times Energy. Wayne also worked as a newspaper reporter for several years. During his career has visited nuclear reactors and coal mines as well as coal and natural gas power plants. Wayne can be reached at wayneb@pennwell.com.