Cracked Florida reactor signals widespread risk of accident among aging U.S. reactor fleet
Beyond Nuclear Bulletin
October 9, 2009
News Flash
A deep crack just discovered this week in the concrete containment wall of the Crystal River nuclear reactor on Florida's west coast signals a disturbing trend in on-going cracking and corrosion and other dangerous wear-and-tear symptoms among the country's fleet of aging reactors. In an October 9 press release, Beyond Nuclear argued that it was time the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission fulfilled its Congressional mandate to look out for public safety instead of risking lives to save nuclear utilities money. The agency should keep the Crystal River reactor closed, Beyond Nuclear argues, while seriously evaluating the safety of continuing to relicense the country's aging reactor fleet.
October 9, 2009
News Flash
A deep crack just discovered this week in the concrete containment wall of the Crystal River nuclear reactor on Florida's west coast signals a disturbing trend in on-going cracking and corrosion and other dangerous wear-and-tear symptoms among the country's fleet of aging reactors. In an October 9 press release, Beyond Nuclear argued that it was time the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission fulfilled its Congressional mandate to look out for public safety instead of risking lives to save nuclear utilities money. The agency should keep the Crystal River reactor closed, Beyond Nuclear argues, while seriously evaluating the safety of continuing to relicense the country's aging reactor fleet.