Nuclear Plant’s Reactor Shut Off After Malfunction
Associated Press
SYRACUSE, N.Y. —
Two days before a celebration to honor it as the world’s longest-running boiling-water nuclear plant, the Nine Mile Point 1 reactor automatically shut down Friday because of a malfunctioning electronic pressure regulator, officials said.
The Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. plant had been providing power continuously since Aug. 26, 1986, or 415 days. The record of 417 days is held by Taiwan’s Chin Shan 1 plant.
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