LACEY TOWNSHIP — New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection is telling the owners of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant exactly where to look for evidence of contaminated groundwater that leaked from the aging facility. The DEP wants Exelon Corp. to drill eight new testing wells in the Cohansey Aquifer, a major source of drinking water for southern New...
An aerial photos of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant.
LACEY TOWNSHIP — New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection is telling the owners of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant exactly where to look for evidence of contaminated groundwater that leaked from the aging facility.
The DEP wants Exelon Corp. to drill eight new testing wells in the Cohansey Aquifer, a major source of drinking water for southern New Jersey.
Earlier this year, the state said radioactive tritium that leaked from pipes at the plant had reached the underground water source, though it stresses no homes or businesses have had their drinking water tainted yet.
DEP Commissioner Bob Martin says Exelon is moving quickly to comply.
The Lacey Township facility is the nation's oldest nuclear power plant. It opened in 1969.
Previous Coverage:
• Tritium pollution at Oyster Creek nuclear plant is found from 2007 reactor shutdown
• Federal nuclear agency disputes handling of Oyster Creek radiation spill cleanup
• Exelon forced to clean up tritium leak at Oyster Creek nuclear plant
• Fifty dead fish found floating near Oyster Creek nuclear power plant