Workers are trying to meet a 72-hour deadline to repair a pipe that was leaking radioactive water at the Indian Point nuclear plant in suburban New York.
Regulators say the leak doesn't pose any danger to the public, but the nuclear plant was given until 4 a.m. Monday to repair the pipe. The fixes shouldn't require a shutdown of the reactor.
A team of pipefitters, carpenters and other tradesmen were put on 12-hour shifts to meet the deadline. They have managed to close off the pipe that was leaking. They will try to replace a broken 2-foot section on Saturday.
Officials say they tested the water and determined it was coming from a non-radioactive secondary cooling system. They say the water contains radioactive tritium.
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