Southern Ocean County will see an increase in the number of emergency vehicles as part of an emergency drill at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant on Tuesday afternoon and evening.
LACEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant is once again working at full power after being offline for nearly a week.
The Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township, Ocean County, is among 21 plants nationwide being ordered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct in-depth analyses of earthquake risk.
The Oyster Creek nuclear plant has returned to service after crews completed some maintenance work on a system that regulates pressure to the steam turbines.
U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) wants the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to address safety issues at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station following super-storm Sandy. Today, Lautenberg fired off a letter to NRC chairperson Allison Macfarlane saying, “Three safety concerns have arisen at Oyster Creek in Ocean County, New Jersey, in the wake of Sandy.”
Opponents of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant were able to vocalize their concerns and get a load off their chest. However, other than having officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission present as their sounding board in Toms River Wednesday night, little else was accomplished.