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closeRICHLAND The nuclear power plant outside Richland was taken offline Saturday night after hydraulic fluid was found leaking from an O-ring.
The leak affected the plant’s main turbine, so the Columbia Generating Station was taken offline so repairs could be made.
Mike Paoli, a spokesman for Energy Northwest, which operates the plant, said it’s unclear when the plant may return online.
“These things usually take a couple days, several days,” he said.
Paoli added, “It shouldn’t be long enough to disrupt the public power supply.”
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