Virginia Nuclear Power Plant Shuts Down After Storm

[Cheryl Nelson]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Va__Nuclear_Power_Plant_Shuts_Down_After_Storm.html

The tornado touched down right on top of it.

[Kim B]

U.S. nuclear-power output fell to the lowest level in almost 4 ½ years after a tornado forced Surry Units 1 and 2 in Virginia to shut yesterday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

Power generation nationwide fell 3,730 megawatts, or 4.9 percent, from April 15 to 72,425 megawatts, or 71 percent of capacity, the smallest amount since Oct. 22, 2006, according to an NRC report today and data compiled by Bloomberg. Twenty-nine of the nation’s 104 reactors were offline.