] Last February, Ohio's Davis-Besse nuclear power plant
] shut down after workers discovered that boric acid had
] eaten away at 70 pounds of steel, leaving a 6-by-5-inch
] hole in its reactor head. Only a thin, 3/8-inch strip of
] stainless steel lining protected the reactor from
] rupturing and causing what could have been the most
] devastating nuclear accident since Three Mile Island.

This scares the hell out of me. I'm currently living about 2 miles away from Oyster Creek Nuclear in Jersey. Its been operating now for about 15 years pass its design lifetime. There was a stink a few years ago when it was discovered that its dry well was rusting.

They don't seem too on top of their shit. Every so often (at least three times now) they mess up the water mix in the stream that cools it down, the stream's temp rises to about 110F, and several hundred thousand dead fish magicly appear.

Hope the sucker dosen't melt down on us. Well, at least they were nice enough to give us KI pills.. I don't count on those to do any good in the event of an accident.

Wired News: Nuke Plants Aging Disgracefully