Unit 1 at the St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant was manually shut down Wednesday morning after 3 control rods dropped into the reactor core, according to a notification filed with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

The manual reactor trip occurred at 9:47 a.m. EDT on Aug. 13, 2026, while Unit 1 was operating at 100% power. The NRC classified the event as a non-emergency.

"At 0947 EDT on August 13, 2026, with Unit 1 in Mode 1 at 100 percent power, the reactor was manually tripped due to 3 control rods dropping into the core. The trip was uncomplicated with all systems responding normally post-trip. Operations stabilized the plant in Mode 3. Decay heat is being removed by discharging steam to the main condenser using the turbine bypass valves and main feedwater. Unit 2 is not affected," the licensee said.

The plant was stabilized in Mode 3, known as Hot Standby.…