Buchanan, N.Y. – Indian Point''s unit 2 nuclear power plant automatically shut down Wednesday morning around 6:00 a.m. Workers are investigating the main electrical generator as a probable cause of the shutdown.

The electrical generator is located on the non-nuclear side of the plant. There was no release of radioactivity and equipment performed normally during the shutdown.

Unit 2 was online for sixty-seven days following completion of its twentieth refueling shutdown in April.

Unit 3 is currently operating at full power.

Indian Point Energy Center, in Buchanan, N.Y., is home to two operating nuclear power plants, unit 2 and unit 3, which generate approximately 2000 megawatts of electricity for homes, business and public facilities in New York City and Westchester County.

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Indian Point Energy Center''s online address is www.safesecurevital.com