The safey of U.S. nuclear facilities came under scrutiny after the Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster in Japan following the March tsunami that struck the island and damaged the plant's electrical systems. While there are evacuation routes in place if a disaster were to occur at the Limerick Nuclear Generating Station near Pottstown, those routes are often packed with backed up traffic on a regular day, making the above escape plan possibly one of the best ways to get out of town when the time comes.