Nuclear Plant Emergency
Associated Press
VERNON, Vt. —
A reactor cooling valve failed Tuesday at the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant, prompting officials to declare a low-level emergency. A spokesman said workers had shut down one of the plant’s two diesel generators and were testing the cooling valve when it failed.
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