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Nuclear power plants begin shutting down ahead of hurricane

By John Siciliano
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Nuclear power plants begin shutting down ahead of hurricane

The two reactors that make up Duke Energy’s Brunswick nuclear power plant in coastal North Carolina will be shutting down in anticipation of strong winds and flooding from Hurricane Florence.

The North Carolina-based utility made the announcement as it prepared for as many as 3 million residents in the hurricane impact zone to lose electricity in the next few days.

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