PERRY, Ohio -- The Plain Dealer reports that the Perry nuclear power plant has been shut down since Sunday.

It's the second unscheduled shutdown in three months at the plant located 35 miles northeast of Cleveland.

FirstEnergy Corp. spokesman Todd Schneider said there was a false alarm of damage in the turbine.

The false signal occurred during a weekly test. Schneider said public health and the environment were not at risk.

The faulty equipment will take a week to repair.

FirstEnergy is also repairing the disabled Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Toledo where boric acid nearly ate through a steel cap on the reactor vessel.

Schneider said to make up the lost nuclear power FirstEnergy will rely on power from its coal plants and purchase electricity from other companies.