(Thanks to a post at IBrattleboro for the pointer.)

A one-and-a-half-inch hole caused by corrosion allowed about 100,000 gallons of water to escape from the main system that keeps the [Indian Point 2] reactor cool immediately after any shutdown, according to nuclear experts. The leak was discovered on Feb. 16, according to the plant’s owner, Entergy Nuclear Northeast, a subsidiary of the Entergy Corporation.

(At the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, a Pipe Leak Raises Concerns, NY Times, 05/01/09)

Guess Entergy ain’t got the energy to maintain yet another geriatric reactor.

While experts at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in interviews that additional pipe leaks like the one found in February would not pose a big challenge to reactor operators, they acknowledged that it was something new.

“We were not aware of a problem before with underground pipe,” Mr. Gray said. “Now that we have one, it’s got our focused attention.”

(ibid)