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Davis-Besse nuclear plant an issue in USA election

Ohio nuclear plant woes in middle of US House race  CBS News January 22,  PORT CLINTON, Ohio — The debate over a nuclear plant where small cracks were discovered in a concrete shell is revealing another split between two Democrats who are veteran members of Congress and opponents in the March 6 primary.

It’s one of the first noticeable divides to surface in the race since Ohio’s new congressional map lumped Reps. Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich into the same northern Ohio district that stretches from Cleveland to Toledo.

Kucinich, who’s long been a critic of nuclear power, is calling for shutting down the Davis-Besse nuclear plant if major repairs aren’t made……. Both Kucinich and Kaptur have been highly critical of the plant’s operator and regulators in the past. Kaptur suggested Davis-Besse should be shut down, and Kucinich asked that its operating license be pulled about 10 years ago when an acid leak resulted in the most extensive corrosion found at a U.S. nuclear reactor…..
He agreed that the jobs are important, but also said that the workers’ “lives are important as well.”  “This is about the safety of millions of people and our drinking
water,” he said……..http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505245_162-57363543/ohio-nuclear-plant-woes-in-middle-of-us-house-race/

January 24, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized