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Connecticut's Millstone nuclear power plant seeks permission to use warmer Long Island Sound water
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/05/connecticut_millstone_nuclear.html
Connecticut's Millstone nuclear power plant seeks permission to use warmer Long Island Sound water
By The Associated Press
on May 07, 2013 at 10:45 PM, updated May 07, 2013 at 10:47 PM
HARTFORD – Connecticut’s nuclear plant has asked federal regulators for permission to use water that’s warmer than what forced it to shut last summer.
In an application submitted last Friday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Millstone Power Station in Waterford asked to use Long Island Sound water at 80 degrees to operate two units. That’s up from 75 degrees.
One operating unit was forced to shut for nearly two weeks last August because water was warmer than the 75-degree limit. It was the first in the United States caused by rising water temperatures. Millstone is a subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc.
A spokesman for the federal agency said that due to the colder winter, hot water will be less of a concern this summer than last year.
A decision is not due until 2014.
Connecticut's Millstone nuclear power plant seeks permission to use warmer Long Island Sound water
By The Associated Press
on May 07, 2013 at 10:45 PM, updated May 07, 2013 at 10:47 PM
HARTFORD – Connecticut’s nuclear plant has asked federal regulators for permission to use water that’s warmer than what forced it to shut last summer.
In an application submitted last Friday to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Millstone Power Station in Waterford asked to use Long Island Sound water at 80 degrees to operate two units. That’s up from 75 degrees.
One operating unit was forced to shut for nearly two weeks last August because water was warmer than the 75-degree limit. It was the first in the United States caused by rising water temperatures. Millstone is a subsidiary of Dominion Resources Inc.
A spokesman for the federal agency said that due to the colder winter, hot water will be less of a concern this summer than last year.
A decision is not due until 2014.