Close Call at Davis-Besse

[Dave Farber <dave () farber net>]

Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 14:58:28 -0800 (PST)
> From: Union of Concerned Scientists
> Subject: Close Call at Davis-Besse
>
> UCS nuclear safety engineer, David Lochbaum, played a major role in
> bringing the severe corrosion on the reactor head at Ohio's Davis-
> Besse Nuclear Power Station to light last year.  The pineapple-size
> hole could have caused a meltdown and is the closest the U.S. has
> come to a nuclear accident since Three Mile Island.
>
> On Friday, January 24, 2003, at 9 p.m., on PBS (check local listings
> at http://www.pbs.org/now/sched.html ), NOW with Bill Moyers
> investigates the Davis-Besse incident to uncover whether industry
> profits were put before public safety and examines concerns about the
> Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ability to effectively monitor all of
> the nation's 104 nuclear reactors.  Mr. Lochbaum spoke extensively to
> the producers and we expect it to be an interesting segment.
>
> You can also join the post-broadcast discussion at www.pbs.org/now.


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