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Indian Point reactor automatically shuts down again, feds investigating

Lohud, Thomas C. Zambito, tzambito@lohud.com Feb. 16, 2018  One of Indian Point’s two nuclear reactors automatically shut down early Friday when a generator failed, prompting an inquiry by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

This is the second time in four months that Indian Point’s Unit 3 shut down after an issue with a generator on the non-nuclear side of the pressurized water reactor.

A spokesman for Indian Point’s owner, Entergy, said no radiation was released during the shutdown. “Engineers are investigating to more fully understand the cause of the shutdown before the unit is returned to service,” spokesman Jerry Nappi said………https://www.lohud.com/story/news/2018/02/16/indian-point-reactor-automatically-shuts-down-again-feds-investigating/345161002/

February 17, 2018 - Posted by | general

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