Oyster Creek back to full power

app.com (July 17, 2014) - The Oyster Creek nuclear reactor went back up to full power Thursday morning, after a 10-day outage prolonged by problems with the power plant’s condenser system, according to plant operator Exelon.

The reactor had been shut down since the evening of July 7, when operators took it off line to inspect five safety pressure-relief valves in the drywell surrounding the reactor. Earlier tests of valves that were taken out during an earlier outage had shown potential problems with unexpected wear on some components, according to Exelon and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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