Monday, April 1, 2013

Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant back on line after refueling

BUCHANAN, N.Y. — After a 28 day shut down for refueling, the Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant is back on line sending electricity to the grid. It was returned to operation on Sunday afternoon.

During the shutdown, 900 contractors worked with Entergy’s normal workforce of about 1,100 employees to add new fuel and perform thousands of maintenance activities, tests and inspections on equipment at the plant.

The next scheduled refueling will be in two years, said John Ventosa, site vice president and Entergy’s top official at Indian Point.

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