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Five Nuclear Plants Shut Down Over Faulty Computer Model
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ordered the shutdown of five reactors after a faulty computer subroutine in the Shock II model misrepresented pipe safety under earthquake stress. Duquesne Light, Maine Yankee, New York’s James Fitzpatrick, and Virginia Power’s Surry plants halted, risking higher utility bills as replacements rely on oil or coal.
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Washington
Carter
Commission
NRC
New York
Pennsylvania
Maine
Virginia
Stone and Webster
Boston
Dusquesne
Stone and
Webster
Victor Stella
Stella
Duquesne
Energy
James R. Schlesinger
Congress
Duquesne Light Co
Beaver Valley
Shippingport
Maine Yankee
Wiscasset
The
Power Authority of New York
James Fitzpatrick
Scriba
N.Y
Virginia and Electric Power Co
Surry
U.S
Surry, Va
Nuclear Regulatory Commission