NRC Issues Director's Decision on Mark I and Mark II Containment Petition

Summary

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made a decision regarding a petition filed by David Lochbaum, Director of the Nuclear Safety Project at Union of Concerned Scientists, which asked the NRC to take action against all operating General Electric BWR licensees with Mark I and Mark II containment designs.

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