We call upon the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to immediately withdraw licensing for all 23 Mark 1 GE boiling water nuclear reactors in light of revelations of design malfunctions at Fukishima and the persistent leaking of radioactive materials into the groundwater at these plants. Further, we demand that highly vulnerable spent fuel pools at these plants, some stored high above ground with simple tin roofs covering, be immediately safeguarded into dry cask or improved storage systems.
Why is this important?
There are 23 old Mark 1 GE Boiling Water Nuclear Reactors in the US, all around 40 years old. A recent Associated Press investigation shows the Nuclear Regulatory Commission relaxes safety standards to allow companies to push these old reactors beyond their life spans even though they are uncontrollably leaking radioactive material into the soil and have proven design flaws like their sister reactors in Fukishima.
