#South Carolina


Transformer fire shuts unit of South Carolina NPP

USA, South Carolina: A transformer at the Oconee nuclear power plant in South Carolina caught fire on Sunday 6 March, burning for about 30 minutes, but no nuclear material was in danger of being released, Reuters reports.

Degraded transformer cables spur inspection at Oconee NPP

USA, South Carolina: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has started a specialized inspection at the Oconee Nuclear Station near Seneca, South Carolina, to assist in assessing degraded power cables on start-up transformers for two of the plant’s three units.