Dive Summary:
- Entergy Corp.'s FitzPatrick nuclear plant on Lake Ontario in Oswego, New York has shut down for the second time this week.
- Classified as an "unusual event", a fire broke out in the nuclear plant's main transformer early on Sunday morning and was extinguished within the hour — no one was hurt and no radiation was released.
- On November 4th, the FitzPatrick nuclear plant was shut down after its turbine stopped working due to a problem with an electrical relay.
From the article:
"Entergy Corp.'s FitzPatrick nuclear power plant on Lake Ontario in New York has shut down for the second time in a week. The shutdown early Sunday was triggered by a fire in the plant's main transformer.
Entergy Nuclear says the fire broke out around 5:45 a.m. and was extinguished at 6:30. The company says there was no release of radiation and no danger to employees or the public. It was reported as an 'unusual event,' the lowest of four event classifications by the Nuclear regulatory Commission. ..."
