ignoring violation altogether, and it is aging nuclear reactors, to keep on running and steve centanni has details on this. steve, a lot of people will be surprised by this. what did the study find? reporter: well, it found that this nation s nuclear power plants are aging and we knew that. 82 of the 104 operating nuclear power plants in the country, more than 25 years old, that means equipment wears out and, the safety is compromised and, a lengthy investigation by associated press finds that instead of demanding immediate repairs federal regulators weaken the standards to bring the reactors back into compliance and the report claims there is a, quote, a cozy relationship between the industry and the nuclear regulatory commission. the report highlights some of the main areas of concern, saying, containment vessels have become brittle due to radiation damage and, leaky valves have not met existing standards and those standards have been eased and tubing is cracked and