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The Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition will hold a news conference on Thursday, Oct. 11, to expose deficiencies in evacuation planning for the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone around the Calvert Cliffs nuclear facility.

The coalition has identified weaknesses in logistics, public education and design specifications in the plan that could have devastating impacts should an accident or terrorist attack occur at the plant, according to a press release.

The speakers will include David Kosmos, program associate with the Maryland Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), Kevin Kamps from Beyond Nuclear, Norma Powers and Bob Boxwell, concerned Calvert County residents, Tyler Sinclair, a St. Mary’s County student, and Dr. Gwen DuBois, a member of the Baltimore-based Physicians for Social Responsibility.

The Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition was formed in response to Constellation Energy plans to build a new nuclear reactor in Lusby on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay. The coalition’s concerns include the high cost of constructing a new reactor, public safety and environmental impacts associated with nuclear power, according to a press release. The Chesapeake Safe Energy Coalition advocates meeting our energy and climate needs through safe alternatives such as energy efficiency, wind and solar power rather than by perpetuating dependence on dangerous sources of energy like nuclear.

For more information, visit www.marylandpirg.org.