
Feb 25 (Reuters) - Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC):
LAUNCHES SPECIAL INSPECTION AT THE HOPE CREEK NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION TO REVIEW REPEATED INOPERABILITY OF ONE OF THE PLANT'S EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS
SAYS THE PLANT IS OPERATED BY PSEG NUCLEAR, LLC
SAYS PLANT OPERATORS DECLARED ONE OF FOUR EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS INOPERABLE ON FEBRUARY 20
SAYS DECLARED EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS INOPERABLE WHEN WATER WAS DETECTED IN THE LUBE OIL SYSTEM AFTER THE DIESEL WAS RUN FOLLOWING PLANNED MAINTENANCE
SAYS EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS ARE IMPORTANT BECAUSE THEY PROVIDE BACKUP POWER TO SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHEN POWER FROM THE ELECTRICAL GRID IS NOT AVAILABLE
SAYS THE PLANT IS IN HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY