Cracks found in critical reactor parts at Davis-Besse power plant
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OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Inspectors working at FirstEnergy Corp.’s Davis-Besse power plant near Toledo have uncovered the same kind of cracking in critical reactor lid parts that were the cause of massive corrosion found at the plant eight years ago.
In a routine report filed early today with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the company said inspectors using sophisticated ultrasonic instruments had found indications of cracking in 12 of the 69 metal tubes that carry control rods through the reactor lid.
Davis-Besse has been down since Feb. 28 for regular refueling and plant-wide inspections and maintenance. Workers late last week began instrument-assisted inspections of all 69 of the corrosion-resistant tubes, known as “nozzles” in the industry because they protrude from the reactor lid several feet and resemble nozzles.
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