Reactor back in operation after NY nuke plant’s 4th shutdown since May; NRC inspection likely

NY nuke reactor back online after shutdown

BUCHANAN, N.Y. — A suburban New York nuclear power reactor is running again after shutting down because of a leak in an oil pipe.

Plant spokesman Jerry Nappi says Indian Point 3 went back in service around 6:30 a.m. Saturday. It shut down automatically Thursday night because of the leak. Nappi said no radiation was released.

The episode marked the reactor’s fourth unplanned shutdown since May. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman Neil Sheehan says the incident probably will trigger more inspection and oversight, though that won’t be clear until after the Indian Point plant’s next quarterly performance assessment.

New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. owns the two-reactor plant in Buchanan, about 35 miles north of midtown Manhattan.