Indian Point Unit 3 safely shut down as designed following transformer failure, company says - @Indian_Point
The transformer that reportedly failed at the Indian Point nuclear plant is located in the switch yard outside the plant, but within the security perimeter, according to David Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Lochbaum says transformer explosions are not uncommon - they happen roughly three or four times a year across the industry.
The transformer that reportedly failed at the Indian Point nuclear plant is located in the switch yard outside the plant, but within the security perimeter, according to David Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear Safety Project at the Union of Concerned Scientists. Lochbaum says transformer explosions are not uncommon - they happen roughly three or four times a year across the industry.