The Nation - News from May 16, 1986
Three high-voltage power lines to the Palo Verde nuclear plant short-circuited after saboteurs threw metal-weighted ropes onto the wires, utility officials said in Phoenix. The short-circuit came just before the planned resumption of tests of the plant’s Unit 2 reactor. The tests were delayed 24 to 48 hours, said spokesman Dan Canady. The Unit 1 reactor, already in commercial operation, was shut down for scheduled maintenance at the time of the incident.
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