Salem Unit 2 nuclear reactor shuts down after cooling pump failure
By Bill Gallo Jr./Today's Sunbeam
Plant remained in 'hot shutdown' mode Tuesday afternoon --Cause of pump failure under investigation (NJ) The Salem Unit 2 nuclear plant remained shut down this afternoon following a problem with a reactor coolant pump, according to a spokesman for the plant's operator. Salem 2 automatically went offline Sunday at 6:01 p.m. when the coolant pump tripped, said Joe Delmar, spokesman for PSEG Nuclear. When the pump shut down, the auxiliary pump system automatically started to provide water to cool the reactor.
Pump failure causes shutdown of NJ nuclear reactor
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