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1. Oyster Creek nuclear plant allowed to continue pulling water from Forked River, discharge into creek
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Part of agreement with NJDEP to close plant in 2019 In an action that is described as part of the agreement between the state and the Exelon Corp. to close the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station ...

2. New Jersey appeals to federal court to halt deepening of Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... facilities along ecologically sensitive creeks and wetlands in Gloucester and Salem counties The appeal, filed in the Third Circuit in Philadelphia, seeks to overturn rulings by U.S. District Court ...

3. RE: Federal court turns away appeal to close Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Opinion/Commentary)

TO THE EDITOR: On Wednesday, the U.S. 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the NRC’s decision to grant a 20-year license extension to the Oyster Creek Generating Station. As usual, Oyster Creek’s opponents ...

4. Federal court turns away appeal to close Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

BY TOM HESTER SR. NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM A federal appeals court Wednesday rejected a bid by New Jersey environmental groups to close the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Lacey Township, Ocean County. ...

5. Preservation New Jersey unveils list of state’s most endangered historic sites
(N.J./State)

... threatened by flooding and potential relocation. Jacob’s Creek Crossing Rural Historic Landscape in the vicinity of the intersection of Bear Tavern Rd. and Jacob’s Creek Rd., Hopewell, Mercer County ...

6. clarification on Oyster Creek
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Christie sold out Barnegat Bay on theOyster Creek deal. He eliminated the prior DEP draft permit requirement to install cooling towers. This move gave a $700 million dollar subsidy to corproate nuke ...

7. Gov. Christie vetoes Barnegat Bay stormwater, pollution management legislation
(N.J./State)

... unprecedented actions to protect the Bay environment – first with a 10-point action plan, including the orderly closure of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, followed by his signing of three significant ...

8. Sarah Townsend search kept alive without police
(N.J./State)

... from nearby communities with dogs searched in and around Green Acres with until midafternoon Tuesday, when police determined no information could be found. Marine units will be searching Assicunk Creek, ...

9. Tours of Holly Hill house to benefit Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey
(Entertainment/Movies)

... by Sickles Market. Continental breakfast, luncheon and refreshments are provided by the Salt Creek Grille, Rumson, offering fresh muffins and bagels, quiche de jour and a Chef’s entrée, as well as many ...

10. Oyster Creek
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I agree ...the plant has very large thermal dilution pumps (German made) designed to pass a bluefish without damage. This keeps inlet and outlet temp at the same temps.All the flow thru the discharge canal ...

11. Oyster Creek
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Instead of crying about Exelon running the plant into the ground, why not give them a financial incentive to invest in the plant thoroughly by extending the plants life through 2029? The good people of ...

12. Three-member N.J. panel to oversee closure of Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

Nation's oldest reactor must shutdown by 2019 State Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin Friday signed an order creating an Oyster Creek Safety Advisory Panel to provide oversight of the ...

13. Where to celebrate Mother’s Day at the Jersey Shore
(Entertainment/Movies)

... favorite dining spot. Here are a few delicious suggestions for treating your mom at the Jersey Shore: Nestled on the beautiful Navesink River is the Salt Creek Grille in Rumson. Mother’s Day Dinner ...

14. Princeton Nurseries' Flemer family selling 1,900 acres for open space
(N.J./State)

More that 1,900 acres in the heart of Central Jersey will be saved as wildlife habitat, preserved farmland, and additions to county parks and greenways along historic Crosswicks Creek at a cost of $27.8 ...

15. Japan’s nuclear radiation found in New Jersey water
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... testify at a briefing on nuclear power plant safety and emergency preparedness at the Statehouse on Wednesday. Two of the state’s reactors, Oyster Creek in Ocean County and Hope Creek in Salem County, ...

16. EPA accepts N.J.'s petition to cut pollution at coal-powered generating station on Delaware River
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the state government to clean up pollution from coal-fired power plants. Corzine also had the Martins Creek coal plant in Pennsylvania closed through a lawsuit. "We are glad the Christie administration ...

17. Get the Facts Right!
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The Salem reactors are a PWR design from Westinghouse not the same design as the Fukushima reactors. The Hope Creek reactor is a BWR but a much newer design than the Fukushima reactors. The Oyster Creek ...

18. NRC Safety Inspections
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... folks. 2) There are four operating reactors in New Jersey, not six. Oyster Creek has one BWR, Hope Creek has one BWR, and two PWR units at Salem. 3) Exelon has already announced that they are going to ...

19. Feds rate New Jersey’s nuclear fleet ‘safe’
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... Creek, Oyster Creek, and twin Salem Generating Station plants and the two Indian Point plants on the Hudson River opposite West Point “met all cornerstone objectives.” Those assessments put all of the ...

20. Salem County residents given radiation-blocking potassium iodide pills
(N.J./State)

... radiation from a nuclear plant. Reporter Bill Gallo Jr. reported on nj.com that the Lower Alloway Creek Township Municipal Building was the distribution site. It is located a short distance from the ...