Apparent Tornado Cut Power to Dominion’s Surry Plant; Reactors Shut Down

Dominion Virginia Power confirmed yesterday that an apparent tornado passed near its nuclear power plant at Surry Saturday night, knocking down power lines and triggering safeguards that shut down its two reactors. Charles Fishburne reports

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