The Nation - News from Aug. 27, 1985
A Nuclear Regulatory Commission board denied an operating license to the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station, situated about 50 miles east of New York City, because of inadequate emergency plans for handling a radiation disaster. The board said the emergency proposal by the Long Island Lighting Co., owner of the nuclear reactor, failed to provide a way to monitor those living near the plant who did not seek emergency shelter. It said also that the utility had not proved that nearby Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, which holds up to 17,000, could provide shelter for all those needing it in an emergency.
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