This is the ninth in a series.

The saying that small events can have large consequences might use a fish kill caused by the Oyster Creek nuclear reactor in August 1973 as an example. Just days later, the local Lacey Township Planning Board blocked the final approval for the construction of a second, much larger reactor that would also use the water of Barnegat Bay for cooling.

The action by the board attracted attention to the issue. The New York Times of Aug.