The reactor coolant pump that triggered the shutdown helps transfer and remove heat generated in the nuclear reactor core. "When certain systems have an issue like in this instance, it was a ...

Sheehan said one of the four reactor coolant pumps appears to have stopped working. Though three others remain, the system shuts down when an anomaly is detected, he said. Thursday marked the ...

Japan's devastating earthquake caused cooling problems at one of the nation's nuclear reactors, and authorities scrambled to prevent a meltdown The 8.9 magnitude earthquake in Japan is causing ...

The Salem 2 nuclear reactor, seen at right, remains shut down after broken bolts were discovered in all four of the reactor coolant pumps at the plant in Lower Alloways Creek Township.

FRANKENTHAL, Germany, Aug. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Frankenthal-based pump and valve manufacturer has been awarded the certificate for its RUV reactor coolant pump allowing it to be used in ...

The pumps will be mounted to the steam generator and serve a critical part of the reactor coolant system, circulating water from the steam generator to the reactor vessel, allowing sufficient heat ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency has reported that "a small water leakage was detected from an impulse line - essentially a small pipe - connected to" Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant's first ...

The RCPs are part of the reactor coolant system that maintains reactor core cooling and are components of the AP1000’s passive safety system design.

The in-service date for Plant Vogtle Unit 4 is being pushed back to 2024 due to a motor fault in one of four reactor coolant pumps, Georgia Power said in a filing to the SEC. The Oct. 6 filing ...