NRC Sends Extra Inspectors To Nuclear Plants

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The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending additional nuclear plan inspectors across five states as Hurricane Sandy approaches landfall on the U.S. East Coast, reports the AP:

In New Jersey, extra inspectors equipped with satellite phones are being sent to Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, and Salem and Hope Creek in Hancocks Bridge. In Pennsylvania, Three Mile Island in Middletown, Peach Bottom in Delta and Susquehanna in Salem Township will get reinforcements. Indian Point in Buchanan, N.Y., Millstone in Waterford, Conn., and Calvert Cliffs in Lusby, Md., will also get extra inspectors.

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