Limerick Nuclear Power Plant's License Renewal Challenged

The Natural Resources Defense Council, an environmental group, is claiming the Limerick nuclear power plant's "owner Exelon hasn't conducted a legally adequate environmental analysis," thus challenging its licensing renewal application, according to a story by the Associated Press.

Exelon says the allegation is "unfounded," the AP reports.

The article continues to state: "A spokesman for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says an independent three-person panel will look at whether the group has standing to intervene, and whether its complaints are worthy of an inquiry."

Read the full story here.