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Transformer fire causes shut-down of nuclear reactor north of New York City

2015-05-10 03:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A nuclear power reactor 40 miles (65 km) north of New York City was shut down on Saturday after a transformer fire, but officials said the Indian Point plant was stable and there was no threat to residents nearby. People in the area reported an explosion and smoke coming from the plant at Buchanan in New York state. But the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said the fire had been quickly extinguished. "These events happen occasionally. They are not unheard of and the plant responded as designed,"...

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