Nuclear Plant Restarted After 2-Year Shutdown
From Associated Press
DELTA, Pa. —
Peach Bottom nuclear plant was restarted Thursday after a two-year shutdown ordered by regulators after they found operators sleeping on the job.
The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission granted final approval for a restart of Unit 2 Wednesday night and the chain reaction began about 5:40 a.m., said Bill Jones, a spokesman for plant operator and part-owner Philadelphia Electric Co.
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