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Band-aid patch not good enough for Palisades Nuclear Power Plant

Palisades nuclear plant needs permanent fix, says director of Union of Concerned Scientists’ nuclear safety project, Michigan Live, By Yvonne Zipp | yzipp@mlive.com 

on May 10, 2013 at 12:48 PM, updated May 10, 2013 COVERT TOWNSHIP, MI — “Patch and restart” is not an effective solution to leaks at Palisades Nuclear Power Plant, said David Lochbaum, director of the nuclear safety project at the Union of Concerned Scientists.

In an “issue brief” released Friday, Lochbaum called for a permanent repair to the leaking safety injection refueling water tank that caused a shutdown at the Covert Township facility May 5.

Palisades remained offline Friday as inspectors and employees worked to locate the source of the leak and repair it……. Lochbaum is not the only voice calling for a permanent repair to the SIRW tank. U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, called for Palisades to remain offline until such a solution is found. He plans to tour the facility Monday along with one of the NRC’s commissioners.

“The NRC must take steps to ensure that a federal regulation developed to protect public health and safety is consistently being met rather than consistently being violated. ‘Patch and restart” may be great for generating revenue, but it is very bad for public safety,” Lochbaum wrote. “The community does not deserve another Palisades patch. It deserves an effective repair.”http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2013/05/palisades_nuclear_plant_needs.html

May 11, 2013 - Posted by | safety, USA

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