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Monthly archive August, 2006

“Indian Point 2 shuts for water tank problem” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN — Workers shut down Indian Point 2 yesterday morning after problems developed with discharge valves in a 10,000-gallon tank of nonradioactive water. Plant employees and the public were never at risk, and the 500-degree liquid never leaked, Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials said. “We’re trying to better understand the circumstances leading up to the (shutdown),”...

Monitoring System Failure Shuts Down Indian Point

“WHITE PLAINS An Indian Point nuclear power plant was shut down Wednesday after safety officials detected a problem with a drain monitoring system. There was no release of radioactivity, plant spokesman Larry Gottlieb said. The plant was to be down for a few days to fix the problem with the system, which captures drain water...

“Buchanan: Indian Point Sirens Fail”

“The 156 sirens meant to alert nearby residents of an emergency at the Indian Point nuclear power plants were out of service for more than six hours yesterday morning because of a computer malfunction, plant officials said. The sirens, which have a history of problems and are due to be replaced by next year, were...

“Indian Point sirens around were down for 6 hours”

“WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – The emergency sirens that are designed to alert nearby residents of an emergency at the Indian Point nuclear power plants were out of service for more than six hours Wednesday morning because of a computer malfunction, officials said. The sirens, which have a history of operating problems and are due...