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Peach Bottom Nuclear: Reevaluating the Danger
By Garry Lenton at February 22, 2012 | 7:00 am | 0 Comment
Imagine, if you will, the unimaginable – a freak earthquake hits south central Pennsylvania and knocks out all electricity to the Peach Bottom nuclear station in York County.
Even the backup generators are lost.
Control room operators, unable to shut… Read the rest
[...read more]Low-level rad waste: Nuclear’s other disposal challenge
By Garry Lenton at September 28, 2011 | 10:25 am | 98 Comments
When the Limerick nuclear power station near Philadelphia ran out of space to store some of its radioactive waste earlier this year, owner Exelon Nuclear asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for permission to send it down the Pennsylvania Turnpike… Read the rest
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NRC Japan Task force proposes regulatory change
By Garry Lenton at July 26, 2011 | 5:34 pm | 11 Comments
The on-going nuclear disaster in Japan should trigger change in the way commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S. are regulated.
At least, that’s one of the recommendations in a comprehensive review of the first 90 days of… Read the rest
[...read more]Energy & Environment , Featured , Pennsylvania Issues , Political
