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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power PlantEquipment around a nuclear reactor in Maryland was damaged by wind and others were taken offline as a precaution after Hurricane Irene blew through the East Coast on Sunday. According to the Guardian, Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland went into automatic shutdown on Sunday when a piece of aluminum siding was ripped off a nearby building and damaged a transformer. The damage was declared an "unusual event," the lowest of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's emergency classifications....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nuclear-reactor-in-maryland-damaged-by-hurricane-irene/'>READ ARTICLE</a>1
Hurricane Irene Makes LandfallEquipment around a nuclear reactor in Maryland was damaged by wind and others were taken offline as a precaution after Hurricane Irene blew through the East Coast on Sunday. According to the Guardian, Constellation Energy’s Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Lusby, Maryland went into automatic shutdown on Sunday when a piece of aluminum siding was ripped off a nearby building and damaged a transformer. The damage was declared an "unusual event," the lowest of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's emergency classifications....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/nuclear-reactor-in-maryland-damaged-by-hurricane-irene/'>READ ARTICLE</a>2
