nuke event in N.J. [View All]

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Area: USA, State of New Jersey, Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant, Lower Alloways Creek Township,


The Hope Creek nuclear reactor here was taken off line early Sunday because of a leak in an air line to valves which help operate control rods in the reactor. The reactor was manually shut down by control room operators at 3:37 a.m., according Joe Delmar, spokesman for the plant's operator, PSEG Nuclear. A separated joint was pinpointed as the cause for the air leak. The control rods are used to shut down the reactor. Officials couldn't estimate when the reactor would return to service. Hope Creek is one of three reactors operated by PSEG Nuclear at the Island.
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