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concrete in late 2011, and with a coat of paint on the shield building
exterior in August 2012, a "White Wash."
The environmental coalition issued a press release in response to the
ASLB rulings, vowing to fight on.
The Toledo Blade has reported on this story. At the bottom righthand
side of the article, the Toledo Blade is conducting an online poll as to
whether or not Davis-Besse should be re-licensed. Beyond Nuclear
encourages readers to vote NO in the poll.
The article quoted Beyond Nuclear's Kevin Kamps:
"...Kevin Kamps, a radioactive-waste specialist for Maryland-based
Beyond Nuclear, was unconvinced by the licensing board’s findings.
The cracks pose a 'major safety risk,' he said. 'If they can dismiss the
cracking contention given the gravity of that risk, then it’s not a good sign
for due process.'
Relicensing opponents believe the NRC and FirstEnergy don’t
'understand the root causes' of the cracking problem, and if the wrong
cause is pinpointed then 'they can’t have adequate corrective action in
place.'
'[It’s a] huge loss for the public. The risks don’t go away regardless,'
he said...
...Mr. Kamps said the licensing board’s rulings are subject to
challenge, and re-licensing opponents also may raise new contentions as
the renewal process continues. Among unresolved issues is the effect of a
June 8 federal appeals-court ruling in Washington declaring that regulators
had not assessed potential environmental consequences of long-term
radioactive waste storage at nuclear plant sites if no permanent disposal
site is developed."
Interveners can still submit contentions based on NRC's Draft
Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (DSEIS), due out in
February. Also, the NRC has acknowledged that interveners' application at
Davis-Besse, of a recent court victory against its "Nuke Waste Con
Game," will result in at least a two year delay in issuance of the final
approval for the license extension. NRC has said it will take at least that