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US Nuclear Plant Emergency Shut Down in ‘Blizzicane’

US Nuclear Plant Emergency Shut Down in ‘Blizzicane’

A nuclear power plant in Massachusetts has lost power and shut down Friday evening during a massive snowstorm with hurricane force winds, dubbed a “blizzicane.”

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has announced that a power plant in Massachusetts lost power and shut down during a massive snowstorm.

Spokesman Neil Sheehan says the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant emergency has been recorded as an unusual event, the lowest level of emergency classification.

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