This story about a cold weather shutdown of Unit 1 at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station appears to be somewhat bogus:
https://www.zerohedge.com/weather/texas-failed-winterize-nuclear-plant-leading-reactor-shut-down
Note that the referenced Event Report states the cause of the feedwater pump loss is "unknown".
In my experience, such pumps are indoors and are NOT handling feedwater at low temperatures. Without additional information, I fail to see how low external temperatures could have caused this problem.
Something is missing from this story, and until it's revealed I consider this report to be a red herring.
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