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PSEG - we make things work for you Salem and Hope Creek are engineered to withstand earthquakes of 6.5 on the Richter ... What happens if Salem and Hope Creek lose their power to shutdown? ... www.pseg.com/family/power/nuclear/japan_update.jsp |
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Reactor safety big issue for Delaware
residents | The Daily Times ... |
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South Jersey nuclear plants undergo
safety review | Courier-Post ... PSE&G's Salem-Hope Creek complex rises over Lower Alloways Creek. It was designed around the hazards posed by an earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter ... www.courierpostonline.com/.../South-Jersey-nuclear-plants-un... |
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State's nuclear plants may feel impact
of crisis in Japan | The ...
Norm Cohen, who directs the antinuclear group UNPLUG Salem, sees things differently. "You have to take a break, take a step back and look at all the information that's coming out from Japan," said Cohen, who predicts a call for suspension of action on both permit extension for existing reactors and for new plants. "It's going to be a while before we get all the facts." Cohen repeatedly has called for tougher oversight at Salem and Hope Creek, monitoring a series of troubles since the 1990s that included NRC-ordered shutdowns and years of federal concern about lax safety culture at the plant. |
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delawareonline ¦ The News Journal, Wilmington, Del. ¦ Delaware ... long article that discusses PSEG and spent nuke fuel at Salem 1 and 2 and Hope Creek.
"Lower Alloways Creek Township didn't think they'd become a long-term nuclear repository," said Norm Cohen, who directs the anti-nuclear group UNPLUG Salem. "That's what they are now." Cohen referred to the fact that federal regulators recently granted nuclear plants authority to hold that fuel for 60 years after a reactor's final shutdown, doubling the earlier 30-year limit, and announced plans to study the risks and benefits of holding fuel on site for 120 years. |