PA Nuclear Plant Shut Down

Unexpected Shutdown Reported at Pa. Nuclear Plant 16 Dec 2012 An energy company says it's trying to figure out why a central Pennsylvania nuclear power plant reactor shut down unexpectedly. PPL Corp. says Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear facility near Berwick shut down early Sunday morning. In a statement, Allentown-based PPL says the shutdown occurred during routine testing of a valve on the unit's main turbine system.