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Blizzard shuts down nuclear power plant in Massachusetts

Local TV: Nuclear plant shuts down after own in-house system lost power due to blizzard — NRC says it was from losing off-site power — 3 feet of snow in some parts of Boston area (VIDEO) http://enenews.com/local-tv-nuclear-plants-own-in-house-system-lost-power-due-to-blizzard-about-3-feet-of-snow-in-some-parts-boston-area-video
Follow-up to: Emergency declared at U.S. nuclear plant as ‘Blizzicane’ hits Boston area — Hurricane force windgust at airport

Title: More than 400K without power in eastern Massachusetts 

Source: WWLP
Author: Sy Becker
Date: Feb 9 2013,
The storm that dumped two feet of snow on western Massachusetts treated the eastern part of the state more harshly. More than 400,000 customers in eastern Massachusetts are beginning their Saturday morning without power, and the state’s only nuclear power plant had to shut down. […]

The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth had to be shut down because the plant’s own in-house system had also lost power due to the blizzard conditions.

About three feet of snow fell in some parts of the Boston area, and 28” of snow had already fallen in parts of central Connecticut.

A similar statement was read during the news broadcast: “Even the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth had to be shut down because the plant’s in-house system had also lost power during the storm.”

The AP reports “the NRC says the nuclear power plant experienced an automatic shutdown at around 9:15 p.m. Friday after losing off-site power”.
Watch the WWLP report here

February 11, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Resources -audiovicual