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1. N.J. DEP orders wider investigation of radioactive leak at Oyster Creek nuclear plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... radioactive tritium into aquifers below the plant and ensure the radioactive substance does not endanger public health. Under a directive of the state's Spill Act, the Exelon Corporation must drill new ...

2. N.J. DEP chief criticizes Exelon's response to radioactive-water leaks at Oyster Creek nuclear reactor
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Tritium detected at high levels in two aquifers State Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin Tuesday expressed disappointment with Exelon Nuclear's response to a state order requiring the company ...

3. water contamination
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Exelon is also linked to another site in Vt. Why is this company allowed to operate? They obviously do not maitain their pipes.etc. I am skeptical that it was reported that we do not have to worry for ...

4. N.J. DEP begins new probe of radioactive leak at Oyster Creek nuclear power plant
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... to ensure the pollutant does not pose a danger public health and safety. The DEP issued a Spill Act directive to the Exelon Corp., requiring the plant owner to cooperate with the DEP's investigation ...

5. N.J.’s PSEG reports profit after rough quarter
(Money/Economy)

... gas-fired plants. Analysts noted the company won state approval to build a major power transmission line, Susquehann-Roseland, into New Jersey, and also is in line for a rate hike. Meanwhile, Exelon ...

6. Protection of Barnegat Bay topic of three N.J. DEP "stakeholder'' meetings
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... and the Exelon Corp., which operates Oyster Creek. Martin said the goal of the first stakeholder session is to inventory all of the scientific work done to date related to the health of the bay. While ...

7. N.J. offshore drilling lacks support at federal hearing
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... be as important as the damage that would be done" to the environment. Even some in the utility business have switched sides. Robert Shinn, a former top executive of Exelon and PECO Energy, said his position ...

8. CBA - sorry if this posts multiple times
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... are very politically close to Exelon; c) Obama's energy plan and global warming bill both strongly supports nuclear power; and d) EPA would be extremely legally vulnerable to legal challenge if they do ...

9. Christie sold out on cooling towers
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... from Oyster Creek (Exelon has convinced Martin already that the impact is small compared to other problems - Martin said this during his Senate confirmation hearing). I also testified at NJPDES permit ...

10. Barnegat Bay stakeholder process is a positive step forward
(Opinion/Commentary)

... owners, Exelon, have made it emphatically clear that the construction of cooling towers at Oyster Creek are cost prohibitive and that this action would consequently force them to close the facility. Their ...

11. Radioactive leak found at N.J.’s Salem 2 nuclear reactor; Oyster Creek monitor inoperable
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... the state Department of Environmental Protection announced that it had been notified by Exelon, owner of Oyster Creek nuclear generating station in Lacey, Ocean County, that a monitor that measures radiation ...

12. Oyster Creek: Putting profits first, but at what cost?
(Opinion/Commentary)

... cost Exelon, the plant's owner $700-800M. This is completely incorrect. In fact, Exelon benefits from the cheap power that this aged reactor produces, while all New Jerseyans suffer from the environmental ...

13. N.J. environmental coalition urges Oyster Creek nuclear plant to stop damaging Barnegat Bay
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... on Exelon, the owner of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, to stop harming the Bay with continued operation of antiquated "once-through cooling" technology. Continued mass destruction of marine ...

14. Christie relying on 20 transition panels to recommend appointees, alert him to issues
(N.J./State)

... of staff, Woodbridge Township; Joseph Dominguez, lawyer and senior vice president, Exelon Generation; Ralph LaRossa, president and COO, Public Service Electric and Gas Co.; Robert Clifton, government affairs ...

15. Second leak in four months reported at Oyster Creek nuclear facility
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... demonstrates that plant should not have been relicensed for another 20 years. The plant is unsafe and the NRC is more concerned about protecting Exelon than public health and safety.  ...

16. Nuclear Regulatory Commission begins special inspection of Oyster Creek
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... located in Lacey Township (Ocean County), and operated by Exelon. Among other things, the team of four NRC inspectors will be tasked with reviewing whether any equipment issues, design deficiencies, ...

17. Appeal filed over N.J.’s Oyster Creek relicensing
(Sci/Tech/Science updates)

... about the drywell, the corroding steel containment surrounding the reactor, remain inadequately addressed. They argue that in its analysis, Exelon failed to perform sufficient sensitivity analyses to account ...

18. Oyster Creek the poster child for rust-bucket nukes
(Opinion/Commentary)

... populated American northeast with an apocalyptic cloud of death and destruction. Owned by the Chicago-based Exelon Corporation, Oyster Creek has been bitterly opposed by area residents and nuclear experts ...