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testing of security equipment, training drills at indian point over next three weeks
08/16/2015

security officers will be participating in scheduled training drills and weapon testing at the indian point energy center beginning august 18 and occurring on several weekdays over the next three weeks.

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indian point 3 nuclear power plant returns to service
07/09/2015

indian point’s unit 3 nuclear power plant returned to service this afternoon, generating electricity a day after control room operators safely and manually shut down the unit after observing fluctuating water levels inside a steam generator.

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indian point unit 3 manually shut down
07/08/2015

control room operators manually and safely shut down indian point unit 3 today upon observing fluctuating water levels inside a steam generator.

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entergy probe: insulation failure caused may 9 indian point transformer fire; fluid release into hudson river due to firefighting water and foam exceeding moat capacity
06/30/2015

a failure of insulation caused a main transformer at the indian point nuclear power plant's unit 3 to short circuit and catch fire may 9, entergy announced today.

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indian point 3 nuclear power returns to service
06/15/2015

indian point's unit 3 nuclear power plant returned to service this afternoon, generating electricity less than 24 hours after the unit safely and automatically shut down following the failure of an electrical switch, or breaker, in a switchyard external to the plant. the switchyard is located across the street from indian point and receives electricity generated by the plant before distributing it out to the electrical grid.

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indian point 3 nuclear power plant shut down
06/15/2015

buchanan – indian point’s unit 3 nuclear power plant safely and automatically shut down this evening around 7:20 p.m. following an electrical disturbance external to the plant.

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 entergy's indian point unit 3 nuclear power plant returned to service yesterday.
entergy's indian point unit 3 nuclear power plant returned to service yesterday.
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indian point unit 3 back in service, generating electricity following transformer replacement
05/26/2015

entergy's indian point unit 3 nuclear power plant returned to service yesterday generating electricity, after a sixteen-day shutdown to replace a failed main electrical transformer. the unit had safely and automatically shut down when the transformer failed on may 9.

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pilgrim nuclear power station
pilgrim nuclear power station
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pilgrim nuclear power plant returns to service after $70m investment to boost safety and reliability
05/25/2015

entergy's pilgrim nuclear power station has returned to full service, renewed after a $70 million investment to upgrade, replace, overhaul and inspect hundreds of pieces of equipment that make the plant safer today than when it was built.

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indian point unit 3 transformer liquid discharge into hudson estimated at approximately 3,000 gallons; hotline telephone available to report potential oil sightings
05/21/2015

entergy personnel continue working closely with the u.s. coast guard and the new york state department of environmental conservation to investigate and mitigate the environmental impact of dielectric fluid on the river following the may 9 transformer failure at indian point unit 3.

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