Electric Companies Seek Exemption from Nuclear Waste Disposal Requirements

Summary

Philadelphia Electric Company, Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Delmarva Power and Light Company, and Atlantic City Electric Company are seeking exemption from federal regulations regarding the disposal of nuclear waste from the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 2.

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