[IP] 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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