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Massachusetts Nuclear Plant Shut Down During Winter Storm

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Getty 012715 PilgrimPlant?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1422420470573Photo by David L Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images(PLYMOUTH, Mass.) — The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth was shut down early Tuesday morning as a result of the strong winter storm that swept through the Northeast.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee said on its website Tuesday that the plant experienced an automatic shutdown after one of the site’s offsite power lines was deenergized due to weather concerns and a second was tripped early Tuesday morning. At that point, at about 4 a.m., the reactor was shut down.

A third, less powerful, offsite power line remains available, but the primary source of power — for safety systems — are the plant’s emergency diesel generators.

The exact cause of the loss of the second offsite power line is still under investigation.

Messages posted to the plant’s Twitter account explained that it is in “safe, stable shutdown” and “has enough fuel onsite to operate our emergency generators for 10 days.” More fuel can also be delivered as needed. The plant says it is in stable condition and there is no threat to the safety of workers or the public.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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