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Watchdog Scientists Concerned About Davis-Besse Reactor Building [1]

"The Union of Concerned Scientists is questioning whether the building housing the Davis-Besse nuclear reactor was properly designed and remains structurally sound. The challenge comes about three weeks after contractors cutting a hole in the building to replace the reactor's lid noticed a long hairline crack on one side of the opening."



"In a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the watchdog group has asked whether engineering specifications for the building's concrete walls were adequate to begin with. "

John Funk reports for the Cleveland Plain Dealer November 7, 2011. [2]

SEE ALSO:

"Ohio: Scientists Sound Alarm on Nuclear Plant" (AP)
[3]
"FirstEnergy Finds More Cracks at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Plant" (Bloomberg) [4]

"More Cracks Are Found in Davis-Besse Building" (Toledo Blade) [5]

Nuclear Power & Radiation [6]
Great Lakes (IL IN MI MN OH WI) [7]
Public [8]
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer [2], 11/10/2011
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[1] https://www.sej.org/headlines/watchdog-scientists-concerned-about-davis-besse-reactor-building [2] http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2011/11/union_of_concerned_scientists.html [3] http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/09/us/ohio-scientists-sound-alarm-on-nuclear-plant.html [4] http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-31/firstenergy-finds-more-cracks-at-davis-besse-nuclear-power-plant.html [5] http://www.toledoblade.com/Energy/2011/11/01/More-cracks-are-found-in-Davis-Besse-building.html [6] https://www.sej.org/category/topics-beat/nuclear-power/radiation [7] https://www.sej.org/category/region/national/great-lakes [8] https://www.sej.org/taxonomy/term/81