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4/27/2006
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An Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) award and the anniversary of a nuclear disaster in the Ukraine might seem like unrelated events but they have ties that could have grave implications for people in New Jersey. | |
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1/20/2006
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As energy companies file for twenty-year license extensions for the country’s oldest nuclear power plants, this Sunday’s episode of the popular drama “West Wing” highlights the growing threat of a nuclear disaster in communities across the nation. The show depicts a major accident at a nuclear facility in Southern California. | |
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09/26/2006
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Stop the License Renewal of Oyster Creek (STROC), a coalition of six citizen, consumer and environmental groups joined Representatives James Saxton (R-NJ, Smith (R-NJ), Rob Andrews (D-NJ), and Rush Holt (D-NJ) to demand a probe into the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) failure to ensure Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant’s safety. | |
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04/04/2006
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The U.S. Congressional Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations held a hearing at 2:00 pm today on Nuclear Regulatory Commission efforts to define and meet physical security standards at commercial nuclear power plants, and to release a Government Accountability Office report entitled, “Efforts Made to Upgrade Security, But the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Design Basis Threat Process Should Be Improved.” This hearing is particularly important in light of the fact that nuclear power plants are clear security risks, especially the Oyster Creek plant on the Jersey shore. | |
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02/09/2006
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The Stop the Renewal of Oyster Creek Coalition announced the filing of an amended petition before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today after technical experts in the License Renewal Branch of the NRC confirmed that rusting of the safety-critical containment liner at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Station is a major concern.
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