[October 16, 2013](AP)
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The number of lower-level safety violations per reactor at U.S. commercial nuclear power plants shows extraordinary differences among U.S. regions, pointing to inconsistent enforcement, according to an unreleased Government Accountability Office report obtained by The Associated Press. Higher-level violations are more uniform across the regions.
Here are violations between 2000 and the end of 2012 by plant site and region:
NORTHEAST REGION
BEAVER VALLEY, Shippingport, Pa.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 113
Higher-level violations: 3
Total violations: 116
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CALVERT CLIFFS, Lusby, Md.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 140
Higher-level violations: 7
Total violations: 147
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HOPE CREEK, Hancocks Bridge, N.J.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 176
Higher-level violations: 2
Total violations: 178
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INDIAN POINT, Buchanan, N.Y.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 380
Higher-level violations: 4
Total violations: 384
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FITZPATRICK, Lycoming, N.Y.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 115
Higher-level violations: 1
Total violations: 116
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LIMERICK, Philadelphia
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 110
Higher-level violations: 4
Total violations: 114
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MILLSTONE, Waterford, Conn.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 173
Higher-level violations: 2
Total violations: 175
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NINE MILE POINT, Lycoming, N.Y.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 140
Higher-level violations: 3
Total violations: 143
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OYSTER CREEK, Forked River, N.J.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 153
Higher-level violations: 3
Total violations: 156
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PEACH BOTTOM, Philadelphia
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 131
Higher-level violations: 4
Total violations: 135
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PILGRIM, Plymouth, Mass.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 108
Higher-level violations: 2
Total violations: 110
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GINNA, Ontario, N.Y.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 111
Higher-level violations: 4
Total violations: 115
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SALEM, Hancocks Bridge, N.J.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 179
Higher-level violations: 2
Total violations: 181
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SEABROOK, Seabrook, N.H.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 85
Higher-level violations: 3
Total violations: 88
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SUSQUEHANNA, Allentown, Pa.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 175
Higher-level violations: 5
Total violations: 180
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THREE MILE ISLAND, Middletown, Pa.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 126
Higher-level violations: 2
Total violations: 128
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VERMONT YANKEE, Vernon, Vt.
Reactors: 1
Lower-level violations: 103
Higher-level violations: 3
Total violations: 106
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NORTHEAST REGION TOTALS
Lower-level violations: 2,518
Higher-level violations: 54
Total violations: 2,572
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SOUTHEAST REGION
BROWNS FERRY, Decatur, Ala.
Reactors: 3
Lower-level violations: 135
Higher-level violations: 6
Total violations: 141
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BRUNSWICK, Southport, N.C.
Reactor: 2
Lower-level violations: 93
Higher-level violations: 5
Total violations: 98
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CATAWBA, York, S.C.
Reactors: 2
Lower-level violations: 98
Higher-level violations: 2
Total violations: 100
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CRYSTAL RIVER, Crystal River, Fla., closed in 2013
