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New York Nuclear Power Plant Leaks Again

The Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant in New York is back to acting like its old self. After being closed for 11 months to fix a leak, a small leak of radioactive coolant was discovered.

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Federal and plant officials say the new leak poses no danger to the community, but area officials demanded that the 26-year-old plant be shut down.

Consolidated Edison owns the plant and repaired the leak. The plant began generating electricity again today.

Officials for Consolidated Edison say shutting down the plant was unwarranted and not in the public interest. According to the company, the leak presented no threat to the health of the public.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the leak was minute, less than 0.08 of a gallon per minute, when industry guidelines allow a leak of 10 gallons per minute.

The leak was contained in a coolant line and no radioactive material leaked into the building or the atmosphere. There were no injuries involved with the leak.

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