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Saturday, June 23, 2012

Davis Besse Update 6/22

Regulators OK Ohio nuke plant's report on cracks

CBS News -
TOLEDO, Ohio — Federal regulators say they agree with an Ohio utility company's assessment that cracks found in the concrete shell of a nuclear plant along Lake Erie can be traced to a blizzard nearly 35 years ago. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...

Cracking the cracks

Toledo Blade -
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and FirstEnergy Corp. agree that long cracks in the outer containment shell of the Davis-Besse power plant likely formed during the Blizzard of 1978. But new information reveals that some cracks formed even earlier, ...

Davis-Besse's cracked shield building is safe the NRC has concluded

Democratic Underground -
Federal regulators have accepted FirstEnergy Corp.'s analysis that the Great Blizzard of 1978 damaged the massive building housing the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor - but not enough to keep the plant idle. In a report issued amid a chorus of critics ...

Federal regulators ok report on Davis Besse cracks

northwestohio.com -
by Kevin Kistner OAK HARBOR -- Federal Regulators are agreeing with First Energy's assessment on what caused cracks found in the concrete shell at the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Plant. The company says the cracks can be traced back to the Blizzard of 78 ...

Regulators accept explanation for Davis-Besse crack

Bizjournals.com -
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission accepted FirstEnergy Corp.'s explanation for a crack in the concrete shell of its Davis-Besse nuclear reactor. Akron-based First Energy (NYSE:FE) blamed a blizzard that occurred 35 years ago for the 30-foot long crack, ...

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