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N-PLANT
^ Shutdown
reached
ONTARIO, New
York, Wednesday
(AAP-AP). — The Gin
na nuclear-power plant
was brought to a cold
shutdown yesterday, 31
hours after a tube rup
ture automatically shut
down the unit and sent
radioactive steam into
the atmosphere, of
ficials said.
The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission's emergency
response team left the area
after cold shutdown had
been reached, a spokesman
for the Rochester Gas and
Elcctric Corporation, Mr
John Oberlies, said.
Cold shutdown is at
tained when the tem
perature in the primary
cooling system is under 96
degrees.
"We optimistically hope
to be able to inspect the
steam generators by Satur
day", Mr Oberlies said.
The cold shutdown was
achieved 5Vi hours after
plant officials had declared
cancelled the nuclear alert.
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