And Ted Strickland Wants To Build More Nuke Plants In Ohio?

[sfc_oliver]

Can build one in my backyard if it were only big enough........

[Rick Rowlands]

Its amazing how you can read the same article as I and come away with two completely different understandings. 

First Energy shuts down the reactor, finds some cracks and damage, and is now assessing damage and effecting repairs.  There is nothing wrong with this situation.  Every mechanical thing will eventually break down or fail.  To prevent that in a failure critical device such as a reactor they are tested and inspected regularly.  Problems were found and repairs are being made.

Yes cracks can leak into the reactor lid, but only if the reactor stays in operation.  The reactor was taken out of service when the cracks were found.  Where is the problem?

Bottom line is that there is no problem here.  The real problem is that you think the people on this forum are too stupid to realize how you have tried to spin this article to further your agenda.

[irishbobcat]

And Ted Strickland Wants To Build More Nuke Plants In Ohio?

The Plain Dealer report says it all about problems at Davis-Bessie Nuke Plant:

As many as 16 critical parts in the Davis-Besse reactor lid are cracked or flawed, and the problem could get worse.

Engineers expect to find additional problems when they conduct a third round of high-tech inspections in the coming weeks.

The cracks can lead to radioactive coolant seeping into reactor lid, corroding it and ultimately leaking into the heavy-walled building containing the reactor. That's what happened to Davis-Besse in 2002.

The reactor has been shut down since Feb. 28 for what owner FirstEnergy Corp. initially thought would be a fairly routine refueling and safety inspection. There is no re-start date at this point because of the time-consuming repairs that have barely begun and the planned additional inspections..

And Ted Strickland, our "Green" Governor wants to build a new nuke plant in Piketon or in your backyard someday?