Man working underwater dies at NY nuclear plant
Diver from NJ company dies on underwater job at NY nuke plant; cause being investigated
On Monday June 7, 2010, 3:58 pm EDT
BUCHANAN, N.Y. (AP) -- A diver who was working underwater at the Indian Point nuclear power plant has died.
The plant's owner, Entergy Nuclear, says the man was doing maintenance Monday on a wall that separates the Hudson River from the plant's discharge canal. The canal is used to send water back to the river after it has been used to make steam or to cool a reactor.
Entergy says the diver stopped answering routine communication checks and was unresponsive when pulled from the water. He was pronounced dead at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt Manor.
Entergy says the cause is being investigated. It did not identify the diver except to say he was employed by Dryden Diving of Woolwich Township, N.J. Dryden referred calls to Entergy.
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