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Citizens Petition to Halt Flawed U.S. Nuclear Plant Relicensing


Citizens Petition to Halt Flawed U.S. Nuclear Plant Relicensing
WASHINGTON, DC, January 3, 2008 (ENS) - Nine citizens' groups today petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC, to suspend all license renewals for the country's aging nuclear power plants in view of a federal audit showing that NRC staff often did not verify the authenticity of technical safety information submitted by nuclear power plant operators.