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How The Coronavirus Is Complicating Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant's Plan To Replace Fuel Rods
ResumeNew Hampshire's Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant, the largest of three commercial reactors in the region, powered down to zero today.
It's the start of a scheduled, month-long process involving 1,000 additional, temporary workers.
Under the best of circumstances, removing and replacing radioactive fuel rods is a complex process, but as WBUR's Bruce Gellerman reports, this time it's complicated by the cornonavirus crisis.
This segment aired on April 1, 2020.