More pumps sought at N.J. nuclear plants

TOMS RIVER, N.J. - A task force set up to examine emergency plans at New Jersey's four nuclear reactors in the aftermath of the Japanese disaster wants more pumps at the plants, and is seeking to ensure that emergency generators at three plants in Salem County are interconnected enough to function in a disaster.

The state's Nuclear Review Task Force was formed in late March, shortly after the disaster at a nuclear plant brought on by an earthquake and tsunami that knocked out power to critical cooling systems.

The report also found no reason to increase a 10-mile emergency planning zone beyond the four plants: Oyster Creek in Lacey Township, and Salem I and II and Hope Creek in Lower Alloways Creek Township. - AP