BUCHANAN – Entergy, which continues to investigate the cause of the failed Indian Point transformer and subsequent spill of the device’s dielectric fluid, reported Friday that approximately 8,300 gallons of the fluid have been recovered or burned up during the fire on Saturday, May 9.
The company said it will seek to recover as much of the remaining 16,000 gallons as possible. Officials said visual observations in the discharge canal and the Hudson River have not indicated significant quantities of transformer oil and aggressive recovery efforts at the site will continue.
Dielectric fluid is a clear, light mineral oil that acts as an electrical insulator and coolant inside transformers when they are operational. The oil contained no PCBs, officials said.
The unit three power plant was shut down as a result of the fire in the outdoors transformer that was not near any radioactive area of the facility.
“Any spill of transformer oil to the environment is not in accordance with our standards, and Entergy will be accountable for any violation of our responsibility,” said William Mohl, president of Entergy Wholesale Commodities. “We take this commitment very seriously, which is why we have been working closely with the US Coast Guard and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to identify and respond to reports of transformer oil in the river in order to minimize any potential impact.”
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