PALISADES PLANT-LAWSUIT COVERT TOWNSHIP, MICH. (AP) (wgvu) - - TWO NUCLEAR ENERGY WATCHDOG GROUPS
THAT WANT THE PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT CLOSED ARE SUING IN FEDERAL
COURT.
THE GROUPS ARE THE NUCLEAR INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SERVICE, AND
DON'T WASTE MICHIGAN.
THEY SAY IN A RECENT FEDERAL APPEALS COURT FILING MADE IN
WASHINGTON THAT THE HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE PADS AT
THE PLANT VIOLATE EARTHQUAKE-SAFETY REGULATIONS ESTABLISHED BY THE
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION. (NRC)
THE TWO GROUPS TURNED TO THE FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM AFTER
COMPLAINING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO THE NRC.
A PALISADES SPOKESPERSON SAYS PALISADES, WHICH IS NEAR SOUTH HAVEN, HAS
ALWAYS BEEN IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS WHEN IT COMES TO
SPENT-FUEL STORAGE.

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