Nuclear power plants prepare to shut down if storm sends water, wind levels too high

WASHINGTON — "Federal regulators and safety officials at nuclear power plants along the Eastern Seaboard were keeping a watchful eye on wind and water levels, preparing to shut plants down should Superstorm Sandy send levels surging. Still, by Monday evening, before the storm made landfall along the coast of New Jersey, no plants had been taken offline."
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