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Viability of USA’s nuclear power now called into question

“Today everybody is worried about the spent fuel pools………..New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking a review of the Indian Point power plant, about 40 miles north of New York City. More than 21 million people live within 50 miles of the plant……
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said the crisis called into question the viability of nuclear power in the United States.

Nuclear crisis may affect placement of US reactors, Google News 21 march 11, “………The chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said his agency will again review how U.S. nuclear plants store spent-fuel from nuclear reactors. The state of the spent fuel pools at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant has been a major concern as Japanese officials try to stem the release of radiation and bring the reactors under control.”Five days ago everybody was worried about earthquakes and tsunamis and the reactors cooling,” NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko told The Associated Press. “Today everybody is worried about the spent fuel pools. Until this is resolved we are not going to ultimately know what the most important factors are in terms of what needs to be addressed.”…..
Chu and other officials acknowledged that serious problems remained at the stricken nuclear complex….
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking a review of the Indian Point power plant, about 40 miles north of New York City. More than 21 million people live within 50 miles of the plant……
Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said the crisis called into question the viability of nuclear power in the United States.

“We should understand that it’s very difficult for us to guarantee that a catastrophic meltdown cannot happen in our country,” Markey said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

The Associated Press: Nuclear crisis may affect placement of US reactors

March 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA