“A transformer exploded at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in suburban New York. (35 mi. from NYC).
The blaze, which sparked an oil leakage, forced the automatic shutdown of the facility’s Unit 3 reactor, which sits near the Hudson River and supplies five per cent of the power to the state.
The fire – which was seen sending plumes of smoke into the air by passersby on the other side of the river – was quickly extinguished and the reactor was deemed safe and stable,
N. Y. Gov. Cuomo said emergency crews were working
on containing spilled oil, which could possibly leak into the Hudson River.
NRC spokeswoman Diane Screnci said there was no impact on the public. She said it was not out of the ordinary for a transformer to have a problem, and noted it was on the non-nuclear side of the plant.
It is unclear how long the 1,000-megawatt Unit 3 reactor will be down.”
