Junk Plant Indian Point: Another Trip

Chickens coming home to roost. Excessive shutdowns create tremendous stress on a plant and prematurely wears out safety equipment.

Indian Point 2 reactor shuts down during electrical testing

BUCHANAN >> One of two nuclear reactors at the Indian Point power plant in Westchester County shut down automatically Wednesday during testing of electrical systems.

The cause of the morning shutdown of Unit 2 was being investigated. Plant owner Entergy Corp. said it occurred as workers were testing electrical systems that are designed to automatically shut down the reactor if needed.

Entergy said no radioactivity was released and public safety was not affected.

The company said its other reactor, Unit 3, remained in operation and has been online for 203 consecutive days.

Indian Point is located in Buchanan, about 50 miles southeast of Kingston. It provides 2,000 megawatts of electricity to New York City and Westchester County.