Oyster Creek Informational Night

by Jason Allentoff

It will most likely be a neighbor to all Ocean County residents for at least another 20 years. So why not learn all you can about it? Exelon will host a special information night about the Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant in Lacey Township on Thursday, June 18th.

The unique one-on-one forum is designed to educate, inform and update the plant's neighbors about what's going on at the facility. Spokesman Dave Benson says some of the topics include plant operations, used fuel storage and safety. In addition to the educational portion, the public will then have the floor to ask any questions they may have.

The Oyster Creek Education Center on Intake View Lane just off of Route 9 is the location. In runs 4 - 8 p.m.

Oyster Creek produces 636 net megawatts of electricity at full power, enough electricity to supply 600,000 typical homes, the equivalent to all homes in Monmouth and Ocean counties combined. In addition, plant workers, through their payrolls, are responsible for more $96 million injected directly into New Jersey's economy.