Clogged Screens Close Connecticut Nuclear Plant
United Press International
WATERFORD, Conn. — The Millstone 3 nuclear power plant was shut down Saturday when seaweed clogged screens protecting pumps that bring water into the plant from Long Island Sound. Operators closed the plant in a routine and uneventful procedure, a spokesman for Northeast Utilities said.
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