Source:
toledoBlade.com
Date: 8/20/2012
by: ROBERTA REDFERN
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| From left, Barry Allen, Ken Byrd, and Jon Hook of FirstEnergy speak
during a meeting Thursday night. The meeting included representatives of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and First Energy who discussed root
cause for the shield building cracking at Davis-Besse and plans to fix
the situation.
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OAK HARBOR, Ohio — Calling FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Corp.'s
Blizzard of '78 explanation for cracks in the concrete Shield Building
at Davis-Besse nuclear power plant a "snow job," plant critics
challenged federal regulators' acceptance of that finding and asked
about the risk of future weather-related damage during a three-hour
hearing Thursday night."I remember plenty of other times when we had
lots of rain followed by falling temperatures. How could soaking
followed by freezing only cause damage once in 40 years?" Joe Demare of
Bowling Green asked during a question session after an hour-long Nuclear
Regulatory Commission presentation explaining how they came to their
conclusion.
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Editor's Note: Map of Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station below.
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