Shutdown at US nuclear power plant

A malfunctioning pump at the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in US history has triggered an automatic shutdown.

A malfunctioning pump at the site of the worst nuclear power plant accident in US history has triggered an automatic shutdown.

The shutdown at Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island was the second in as many months. Government regulators and plant officials say it poses no threat to public health or safety.

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