New York nuclear plant shutdown triggered by digital camera


An emergency shutdown of a reactor at the Indian Point nuclear power plant was caused by signals from a worker's digital camera, a newspaper reported Wednesday. Federal regulators said radio frequencies from a camera too close to a control panel interfered with a boiler pump that provides water to four steam generators, The Journal News reported on its Web site. Water levels dropped because of the March 23 incident, and Indian Point workers had to shut down the reactor two days before a scheduled refueling shutdown.

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  1. love the site. please tell me that story is true?!?!?!

    mobile interference can cause all kinds of trouble right enough - good thing he didnt have a pacemaker

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