Fitzpatrick Nuclear Plant in New York Starts Refuel Early to Replace Leaky Condenser

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Workers at Entergy Nuclear Generation Company's 854-megawatt (MW) James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant, located in Scriba, New York, started its refuel outage this week, which will allow them to replace a leaky condenser. Energy Nuclear is a business unit of Entergy Corporation (NYSE:ETR) (New Orleans, Louisiana).

Entergy moved the outage up by more than a month to address the condenser issue. Workers had been battling the leaks for months.

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The condenser problem dates back to early spring, when the unit was de-rated at least twice a month for workers to make repairs. Entergy's initial plans were to wait until its planned October refuel to replace the condenser, but the company decided to move the refuel outage to August to address the issue.

The outage is expected to last 35 days.

The Fitzpatrick Nuclear Power Plant has one General Electric (NYSE:GE) (Fairfield, Connecticut) boiling water reactor on a 900-acre site, which it shares with two other units at the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station.

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