Syracuse.com | FitzPatrick nuke, the source of lake oil spill, shut down suddenly Friday Syracuse.com SCRIBA, N.Y. – The FitzPatrick nuclear plant, the source of a visible oil slick on Lake Ontario, had to be shut down manually Friday after a loss of power caused water pumps to stop working. The plant remains in cold shutdown today, according to ... Oil spill in water near FitzPatrick nuclear plant Clean Up Underway After Oil Spill Near New York Nuclear Plant Entergy Identifies, Stops Flow of Lubricating Oil From FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant |