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Safety risks – early shutdown for Oyster Creek nuclear reactor?

Newspaper: “Disturbing risks” have emerged at NJ’s Oyster Creek nuke plant after Sandy — Reactor may be decommissioned early  November 16th, 2012 By ENENews 
  Title: Reactor requires objective review 
Source: The Asbury Park Press
Date: Nov 15, 2012
Largely lost amid people’s concerns about the loss of electrical power, flooding and worse during and after superstorm Sandy was the potential for another even worse disaster at the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor in Lacey.

[…] Now, two new disturbing risks have surfaced in recent days: the plant’s vulnerability to a possible Fukushima-like meltdown and fatigue cracks that have been detected in the reactor vessel.

[…] the state should conduct its own independent analysis of the response and the newly discovered cracks in the reactor […]

[…] The chairman of Exelon told Bloomberg News Wednesday that the company may speed the timetable for shutting down the plant if it faces unexpected new capital costs. Then so be it. […]… http://enenews.com/newspaper-disturbing-risks-have-emerged-at-njs-oyster-creek-nuke-plant-after-sandy-reactor-may-be-decommissioned-early

November 17, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, safety, USA