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NRC: South Texas Project operating safely despite equipment failures; Unit 2 receives white finding
Summary
Nuclear Regulatory Commission resident inspectors told the Bay City Council that the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear plant operated safely in 2024 but experienced multiple safety-related equipment failures; Unit 2 received one 'white' finding and will face follow-up inspection this year.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission told the Bay City Council on a presentation night that the South Texas Project nuclear plant continued to operate safely in 2024 even as inspectors documented a string of equipment failures and a ‘white’ regulatory finding for Unit 2.
John Vera, senior resident inspector at the South Texas Project, told the council, “We are your resident inspectors, are your local inspectors. We work at the plant every day, and we are responsible for safety, oversight emergency response and baseline inspection.” Vera outlined that 2024 included forced outages tied to oil leaks, failures of steam-generator power-operated relief valves, a cracked spring on an atmospheric relief valve that rendered it inoperable,…
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