BREAKING NEWS: Explosion at Indian Point NPP

From RT

Explosion, smoke at Indian Point nuclear plant north of NYC

RT,

8 May, 2015

Reports of loud blast at the Indian Point nuclear plant, 38 miles (61 km) north of New York, emerged following a transformer failure, and smoke could be seen rising from the facility. The authorities assure the emergency caused no threat to public safety.

Unit 3 of the nuclear plant, which is located on the east bank of the Hudson River, was automatically shut down following Saturday’s accident, the plant’s operator Entergy Corp has said.

According to the company, the nuclear reactor was not damaged and there was “no threat to public safety at any time.”.

Witnesses posted alarming images of smoke billowing from the plant on social media, saying it followed a large blast and fire.

“It was a huge black ball of smoke and alarms went off immediately,” tweeted Gustavus Gricius, a witness near the scene.

The plant’s Unit 2 reactor has continued operating and the fire was put out by the automatic sprinkler system and on-site personnel, Entergy Corp spokesman Jerry Nappi told Reuters. No people were reported injured.

Nappi confirmed that the transformers are located some 100 meters from the reactors inside the security zone. Nuclear Safety Project director Dave Lochbaum also downplayed the potential for danger caused by the accident, telling NBC New York that “transformer explosions are not uncommon – they happen roughly three or four times a year across the industry.”

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