Zion nuke plant decommissioning panel formed

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Updated: October 30, 2011 12:29AM

The Zion Station Community Advisory Panel has been formed to enhance communication, public involvement and education on decommissioning activities at the former ComEd nuclear plant.

According to ZionSolutions, LLC, a subsidiary of EnergySolutions Inc., ZCAP will serve as a conduit for public information and as a formal channel of community involvement and communication with ZionSolutions.

ZionSolutions was formed specifically to undertake the decommissioning of the lakeshore nuclear plant. The 10-year project is expected to be completed in 2020.

The majority of the volunteer panel members were appointed by their participating groups, which were selected for their wide-reaching representation of different sectors of the local community.

Members include, Lake County Board member Brent Paxton of Zion, chairman; state Rep. JoAnn Osmond, R-Antioch, deputy chair; Winthrop Harbor Police Chief Joel Brumlik; Craig Dyke, nuclear medicine technologist at Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Midwestern Regional Medical Center, Zion; Cynthia Johnson, director, Division of Health, Department of Human Services, Kenosha County, Wis.

Also, Zion Fire Chief John Lewis; Audrey Liddle, business manager of Zion-Benton High School; Craig Mason, a former ComEd employee; Kent McKenzie, emergency management coordinator, Lake County Emergency Management Agency; environmentalist Doug Ower of Zion; Beach Park Trustee Linda Sittig; and Patrick Thurman, vice president of regulatory affairs, licensing and document control for ZionSolutions.