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...that control-room operators and supervisors at the Peach Bottom nuclear plant near Delta, Pa., have been regularly sleeping at the switch for at least the past five months. Calling the power station, which is 35 miles northeast of Baltimore, an "immediate threat to the public health and safety," NRC officials ordered the plant shut down -- the first such action taken by the agency because of operator deficiencies...
Philadelphia Electric runs two reactors at Peach Bottom, one of which had been shut down for refueling at the time of the NRC order. The utility now has to show why the plant should be allowed to go back on-line. A spokesman said the company is investigating the charges...
Ingram said that Dukakis and Cuomo are the only governors who have refused to submit emergency evacuation plans for nuclear plants that affect their state. "Utilities have never had to develop evacuation plans before," Ingram said. He added that even if the NRC proposal is passed, state governments will still be able to develop evacuation plans for the nuclear plants in their states if they so desire. "We would prefer it that way," Ingram said...
Anti-nuclear group spokesmen will also be lobbying to prevent the proposal from being passed by the NRC. Massachusetts State Energy Alliance member Glen Morrow said his group will "use all efforts to bring pressure to bear on the NRC...
...NRC proposal is crazy," said Morrow. "The NRC is proposing to have the utilities themselves come up with a set of plans, which would their be approved of by the NRC. The governor could never get to see the plans, but would have to implement them...