Nov 9, 2012 1 min read

BERWICK (AP) — Operators at nuclear power plant say a computer system problem triggered a manual shutdown of one reactor at the northeastern Pennsylvania plant.

Plant owner PPL says the Unit 2 reactor at its Susquehanna nuclear plant near Berwick, Columbia County was safely shut down Friday morning.

Spokesman Joe Scopelliti says the computer system that controls the reactor’s water level was not functioning properly. He says the operators properly shut down the reactor and there is no public danger.

Operations at the Unit 1 reactor are not affected.

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