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Officials face anger over radioactive site | thedailyjournal.com | The Daily Journal

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:56:40 -0000

Residents had their first shot in nearly two years Tuesday night to corner regulators about the future of the former Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp.
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The issue is whether the radioactive residue of the former smelting facility goes away for disposal or becomes a 1,000-year environmental sore in eyesight of the downtown.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is overseeing the facility's decommissioning. It dispatched 12 officials, from groundwater specialists to legal counsel for an unusual meeting at Edgarton Memorial School on Catawba Avenue.

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NRC to host slag pile forum - NJ.com

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:48:23 -0000

An update on the proposed plan to contain a low-level radioactive slag pile at the Shieldalloy Metallurgical Corp. here will be provided to the public on Sept. 30 by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The NRC will preside over a 7 p.m. meeting at the Edgarton Memorial School on Catawba Avenue.

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NRC panel hears drywell concerns | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 07:25:03 -0000

A panel of Nuclear Regulator Commission judges listened to oral arguments concerning the stability of a key component of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant's cooling system during a special meeting Thursday at the Ocean County Administration building.

The session concerned the Lacey-based nuclear plant's drywell liner and a contention made by the Coalition to Stop the Licensing of Oyster Creek.

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Unusual event at Hope Creek - NJ.com

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:13:37 -0000

An "unusual event" was declared at the Hope Creek nuclear reactor early Thursday morning after sump pumps failed to start and drain water accumulating in a service building.

The incident occurred in a non-nuclear area of the plant where water is drawn into the plant from the Delaware River to be used for cooling the plant. A leak let about 2 inches of river water to accumulate on the floor of the building before an alarm sounded, according to Joe Delmar, a spokesman for the plant's operator, PSEG Nuclear.

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Licensing board wants more tests of Oyster Creek leak containment "drywell"

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:09:38 -0000

The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board panel asked Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey Township to conduct further corrosion analysis of its drywell, one of the contention points among environmental groups in the ongoing license renewal process for the nation’s oldest operating nuclear plant.

The drywell is designed to contain steam in the event of an accident and send it to be condensed and cooled into water that must also be contained.

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Oyster Creek may shut over towers | Courier-Post

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:09:02 -0000

The owners of the Oyster Creek nuclear power station, now in the middle of a contentious relicensing battle, may close the plant if the government requires the installation of cooling towers, a company document shows.

Exelon Corp., Oyster Creek's owner, said the cost of cooling towers could "negatively impact" a decision to keep the oldest commercial nuclear plant running. The statement came last month in an Exelon filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Panel to look at corrosion at nuclear plant | Asbury Park Press

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:39:08 -0000

An atomic safety panel will take another look at AmerGen Energy Co.'s plans for a 3-D analysis of a corroded radiation barrier at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday ordered the dispute over whether the analysis would be adequate back to an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board panel within the agency.

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Oyster Creek foes appeal to force NRC review of metal fatigue | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:15:41 -0000

Opponents of the relicensing of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey have filed an appeal of a ruling that rejected their efforts to have the issue of metal fatigue of the plant's recirculation's nozzles reconsidered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Earlier this year a coalition of groups asked the Atomic Safety Licensing Board to reopen the relicensing record to reanalyze whether five recirculation outlet nozzles on the reactor vessel will sustain too much stress over an additional 20 years. The 38-year-old plant's operating license is due to expire next April.

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Panel denies contention to group opposed to relicensing | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 23:28:33 -0000

A divided panel of three administrative judges of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied a contention on Thursday by an environmental coalition opposed to the relicensing of the Oyster Creek Generating Station based in Forked River.

A memorandum issued on July 24 by the Atomic Safety Licensing Board in the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station license renewal proceeding denied a contention by a coalition of six environmental groups that was filed on April 18.

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Man gives testimony to halt relicensing of N.J. nuclear facility | CourierPostOnline.com | Courier-Post

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:44:19 -0000

An opponent of renewing the Oyster Creek Generating Station's license said Wednesday the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's relicensing and safety compliance procedures are woefully inadequate.
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Richard Webster of the Eastern Environmental Law Center made those remarks in written testimony he provided to a subcommittee of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee.

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NRC delays NJ Oyster Creek reactor license ruling | Reuters

Tue, 20 May 2008 08:48:01 -0000

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday it had delayed a decision on the license renewal of the nation's oldest operating nuclear reactor, Exelon Corp's (EXC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) Oyster Creek station in New Jersey.

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No proof, no license | APP.com | Asbury Park Press

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:03:41 -0000

We have long argued that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's approval process for nuclear power plant license extensions is a charade. The agency's inspector general continues to provide support for that thesis.

Six months ago, an audit of the license renewal process by the inspector general found that information provided in some NRC safety evaluation reports was identical, or nearly identical, to the corresponding applications, casting doubt on whether the NRC independently reviewed the applications.

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Nuclear plants get good reviews- NJ.com

Fri, 02 May 2008 19:03:31 -0000

LOGAN TWP. The operator of the three nuclear power reactors in Lower Alloways Creek Township received generally good grades during the annual review of plant performance by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission here Wednesday night.

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Nuclear plan sparks debate- NJ.com

Fri, 02 May 2008 08:44:29 -0000

TRENTON Stakeholders are gearing up for the public debate over whether an additional nuclear power plant should be built in New Jersey most likely, in Salem County to meet future energy demand.

The possibility of another reactor was floated last year by Public Service Electric & Gas, the parent company to PSEG Nuclear, which operates three plants on Artificial Island in Lower Alloways Creek.

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New Jersey Weighs Building Another Nuclear Plant, First Since 1973 - New York Times

Sun, 20 Apr 2008 20:23:23 -0000

TRENTON (AP) — Gov. Jon S. Corzine said on Thursday that New Jersey was considering building a nuclear power plant, the first in the United States since 1973, as part of an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state.

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