Northwest's only nuclear power plant shut down after problem detected

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The Northwest’s only commercial nuclear power plant, the Columbia Generating Station, was manually shut down early Thursday morning due to a mechanical problem.

Energy Northwest workers shut the plant down at 2:49 a.m. after both of its recirculation pumps shut down. If they did not shut down the plant, it would have automatically shut down, according to Energy Northwest.

There is no estimated time when the plant may return to operations and be reconnected to the electric grid.

It remains in a safe and stable condition, according to Energy Northwest.

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