The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission began a special inspection Tuesday of the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, looking into how it decided when to issue an alert as floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy rose nearby.
Three inspectors were looking into how Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station owner Exelon Corp. handled emergency notification during the storm. The reactor in the Forked River section of Lacey Township, N.J., wasn’t running when Sandy swept over New Jersey because of a planned refueling and maintenance outage.
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