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Electrical Issue Causes Entergy To Shut Down Indian Point 3

BUCHANAN – An electrical issue resulted in the shutdown of the Indian Point 3 reactor, according to officials.

The Indian Point 3 reactor had to be shut down Monday at 7 p.m.

The Indian Point 3 reactor had to be shut down Monday at 7 p.m.

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Entergy, which owns the plant, says the shut down occurred automatically about 7 p.m. Monday, according to lohud.com.

Entergy says a high-voltage transmission line caused the issue on the non-nuclear side of the plant, says lohud.com.

Earlier this month, there was a shutdown of the Indian Point 2 reactor that lasted three days because of a tripped circuit breaker.

Here's the lohud story.

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