Coverup in Cordova: How regulators caught nuclear operators lying about a ‘near miss’

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* KWQC… A “near miss” at the Cordova nuclear power plant. Water flooding from Unit 1. Workers exposed. And a scheme to cover it all up. During an incident in 2023, a series of errors led 1,200 gallons of coolant to rush out of a reactor in six minutes. The coolant is what keeps the fuel [...]

Coverup in Cordova: How regulators caught nuclear operators lying about a ‘near miss’

During an incident in 2023, coolant was just nine minutes from dropping below the fuel rods — an event that could have triggered a disaster.

NRC launches a special inspection at QC Generating Station

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has launched a special inspection at the Quad Cities Generating Station to review two events caused by battery issues at the two-unit plant, in Cordova, Illinois. It’s operated by Constellation Energy. A Wednesday, June 4, NRC news release said the first event involved a Unit 1 scram – or rapid […]The post NRC launches a special inspection at QC Generating Station appeared first on Quad Cities Business Jou…