St Lucie Nuclear Reactor Unit 1 manually shutdown, 3 control rods drop into core
St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant's Unit 1 was manually shut down after three control rods dropped into the reactor core. The NRC classified the event as a non-emergency, and the plant remains in a stable state.
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Unit 1 at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant was manually shut down Wednesday morning after 3 control rods dropped into the reactor core, according to a notification filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).The manual reactor trip occurred at 9:47 a.m. EDT on Aug. 13, 2026, while Unit 1 was operating at 100% power. The NRC classified the event as a non-emergency."At 0947 EDT on August 13, 2026, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 percent power, the reactor was manually tripped due to 3 control rods dropping into the core. The trip was uncomplicated with all systems responding normally post-trip.
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