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Sunday, May 20, 2012

NRC: Despite fault, quake risk not a factor in Limerick relicensing

NRC: Despite fault, quake risk not a factor in Limerick relicensing
Daily Local News
Further, although newly revised earthquake risk assessments will be a factor in any new nuclear plants licensed by the NRC, they will not be considered when evaluating the 20-year license renewal for Exelon Nuclear's Limerick Generating Station or any ...



Weighing risk more critical as Limerick nuke plant ages

The Mercury -
Earthquake risk and fracking are two environmental hot-button issues this year, the first as it applies to nuclear power plants in the wake of last year's nuclear disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant and the second as a perceived threat to Pennsylvania ...

Limerick Generating Station Unit 2 offline for planned maintenance

The Times Herald -
POTTSTOWN — Operators at Exelon Nuclear's Limerick Generating Station removed Unit 2 from service at 8 amFriday for a scheduled maintenance outage. During the outage, workers will replace two steam relief valves, essential components of the plant's ...

Nuclear Officials Knew Of Faults Upon Licensing Plant

Patch.com -
By Teresa McMinn Local residents last month questioned whether the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission knew of local faults when the Limerick power plant was planned for construction. "The short answer is, 'yes,'" said Diane Screnci, NRC senior public ...

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