There’s a proposal to streamline some reporting requirements for the nuclear Salem/Hope nuclear power plant across the Delaware Bay that it says are duplications.
But, the Wilmington News Journal reports that it’s drawn sharp criticism from a conservation group and an inquiry by the federal government.
The PSEG Nuclear proposal would end notifying federal officials of fish kills and alterations in the cooling water intakes for the facility.
In addition, the company wants to end rules that require it to report some unusual or important environmental events such as the deaths of endangered species.
The News Journal reports that the two Salem reactor use a cooling system that takes in 3 billion gallons of water a day from the Delaware Bay
