BUCHANAN – Entergy has returned its
Indian Point Unit 3 nuclear power plant to service generating electricity
following a 16-day outage to replace the failed main electrical transformer
that blew and caught fire. The unit had shut down automatically when the
transformer failed on May 9.
Indian Point Unit 2 continues to operate at full power and was not affected
by the Unit 3 shutdown.
Entergy is also working with the Coast Guard and the state Department
of Environmental Conservation to investigate and mitigate the environmental
impact of the transformer oil leaking into the Hudson River.
Company personnel have conducted assessments of some 25 locations based
on observations regarding potential oil sheens in the Hudson River, implementing
appropriate mitigation efforts at a handful of sites. Environmental experts
determined no action was needed at another approximately 20 locations.
Entergy intends to announce its preliminary understanding of the cause
of the transformer failure by the end of June.
