Sat Jan 23, 2010 at 08:27:42 AM EST
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Following the latest leak from the Oyster Creek Nuclear plant, Congressman Adler joined with other colleagues to call for a review of policies and procedures:U.S. Rep. John Adler joined two other congressmen seeking a federal review of nuclear regulations in response to discoveries last year of radioactive water leaking at the Oyster Creek Generating Station in Lacey Township.
Adler, D-3rd, joined Reps. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and John Hall,D-N.Y., in asking the U.S. Government Accountability Office to begin the review after the radioactive isotope tritium was found leaking from two buried pipes at Oyster Creek.
The congressmen cited similar underground pipe leaks found at six other nuclear sites. In 2006, tritium leaked into groundwater under the San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California. At New York's Indian Point, which is in Hall's district, pipe corrosion allowed thousands of gallons of nonradioactive water to leak from a cooling system last February. The GAO said they planned to take up the members request this past Tuesday. Adler is partnering with a heavy hitter in this area:The three congressmen who sought the GAO study all have nuclear plants in their districts, but it's Markey who is a heavy hitter in Congress on energy issues. He chairs the House Subcommitee on Energy and Environment as well as the House Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. Adler made clear that while the pipe leaks have not caused injuries or illnesses at this time, they don't want to see drinking water contaminated or people exposed one day in the future. Oyster Creek just received a new 20 year license this past April and the leak was found after that process concluded. |
| Jason Springer :: Adler joins members of Congress asking for review of Nuclear Regulations |
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