THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, January 28, 1997             TAG: 9701280208
SECTION: BUSINESS                PAGE: D3   EDITION: FINAL 
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SURRY REACTOR EXPECTED TO BE BACK ON-LINE

Virginia Power's Surry 1 nuclear reactor is expected to go back on-line Wednesday after shutting down to repair a small steam leak last week, the company said. Last Thursday a worker detected the leak in a 1.5-inch steam trap line that connects to a 30-inch steam pipe that in turn feeds one of the plant's turbine generators. ``No radiocative elements were involved,'' said Virginia Power spokesman Jim Norvelle. ``It was a minor leak and we fixed it.''(Bloomberg Business News)