One of Three Standby Diesel Generators at STP Unit 2 Fails During Routine Test
12 Dezember 2003 - 12:51AM
PR Newswire (US)
One of Three Standby Diesel Generators at STP Unit 2 Fails During
Routine Test Unit Continues to Operate at Full Power HOUSTON, Dec.
11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Texas Genco Holdings, Inc. , a
majority-owned subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. , announced
that on December 9, 2003, one of three standby diesel generators at
Unit 2 of the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear facility
experienced a failure during a routine monthly surveillance test.
Texas Genco owns a 30.8 percent interest in STP. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030127/DAM020LOGO ) STP
Nuclear Operating Company personnel have informed the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission and are completing the analysis to determine
the cause of the failure and are developing a repair plan. The unit
continues to operate at full power and has two operational standby
diesel generators. At this time, the company cannot predict the
cost of repairs or if this event would require an outage. Texas
Genco Holdings, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is one of the
largest wholesale electric power generating companies in the United
States with over 14,000 MW of generation capacity. It sells
electric generation capacity, energy and ancillary services in
ERCOT, one of the nation's largest power markets. Texas Genco has
one of the most diversified generation portfolios in Texas, using
natural gas, oil, coal, lignite, and uranium fuels. The company
owns and operates 60 generating units at 11 electric
power-generating facilities and owns a 30.8 percent interest in a
nuclear generating plant. Texas Genco currently is a majority-owned
subsidiary of CenterPoint Energy, Inc. For more information, visit
our web site at http://www.txgenco.com/ .
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030127/DAM020LOGO
http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Texas Genco Holdings, Inc.
CONTACT: media, Leticia Lowe, +1-713-207-7702, or investors,
Marianne Paulsen, +1-713-207-6500, both of Texas Genco Holdings,
Inc. Web site: http://www.txgenco.com/
http://www.centerpointenergy.com/
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