The recent inspection of the Palisades nuclear power plant revealed extensive damage to steam generator tubes, with a staggering 1,163 tubes showing signs of stress corrosion cracking, significantly impacting plans for its return to operation.
NRC documents indicated that the discovered damage exceeded previous estimates and highlighted concerns over the integrity of critical steam generator piping, necessitating serious repairs prior to any certification for restart.
Holtec’s preliminary analysis raised alarms about a large number of impacted steam generator tubes, with the NRC confirming that 949 of those tubes are now potential candidates for repair or plugging.
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