New Brunswick’s nuclear power plant expected to be off-line for weeks, official says
A representative for New Brunswick's nuclear power plant says it's expected to remain off-line for a few weeks as they make a repair.
New Brunswick's nuclear power plant, the Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station, is expected to be offline for several weeks due to a repair, according to a representative from the facility. The issue is a heavy-water leak from a broken pipe, or instrumentation line, within the plant, which was discovered after workers were able to access the line once the plant had cooled down.
Special equipment, such as a scissor lift, was required to fix the line. This is the third shutdown of the plant this year, following previous maintenance and repairs. Despite being 43 years old, the nuclear core of the plant was rebuilt approximately 14 years ago. However, many of its auxiliary components, including the instrumentation lines, have been in place since the plant's opening in the 1980s.
NB Power, the public utility operating the plant, assures the public that there is no risk to anyone from the shutdown.
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