Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS), the nation's oldest nuclear power plant needs to shut down when it's current license expires in 2009, despite its owners' (Exelon) desire to extend its license another 20 years.
Oyster Creek's safety systems are extremely compromised due to rust and metal fatigue. The primary is a large hollow steel shell (drywell liner) that contains the radiation. Currently, its worst spots are now only half as thick as it was when the plant opened.
Oyster Creek is literally draining the life out of Barnegat Bay. The plant operates without cooling towers, 1.4 billion gallons of water or 2.3% of the total volume of Barnegat Bay passes through an antiquated cooling system each day.
Tell Gov. Corzine that this situation can not continue. Take Action: Urge him to require cooling towers at Oyster Creek.