Friday, March 2, 2007

 

Technical Briefing & Roundtable on Indian Point Leaks

 

Willcox Gymnasium, Pace University, Pleasantville Campus,

at intersection of Taconic Parkway and Rt. 117.

                                                                                                                                      

Agenda

 


1:30 p.m.         Welcoming Remarks and Introductions: 

 

John Cronin, Pace Academy for the Environment (invited),

 

Andrew Spano, Westchester County Executive (invited),

 

Gregg Swanzey, Executive Director,

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. 

 

Acknowledgement of special guests and elected offic 


1:45 p.m.         Presentations and Roundtable Discussion I:
 

·         Status of Leak – Dr. Greg Jaczko, NRC Commissioner*; Paul Gunter, Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)

·         Hydrogeology of Leak – Dr. Robert W. Houghten, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (invited); Sergio Smiriglio, hydrologist (invited)

·         Public Health Concerns – Dr. Adela Salame-Alfie, NYS Department of Health; Cathey E. Falvo MD, Physicians for Social Responsibility

·         Ecological Impacts – Barbara Youngberg and Dr. Ward Stone ScD (invited), NYS Department of Environmental Conservation

 

Roundtable panel will include presenters and the following additional panelists:

Congresswoman Nita Lowey**; Congressman John Hall**; Assemblyman Richard Brodsky; Legislator Michael Kaplowitz; Legislator Susan Zimet; Gordon Wren, Rockland County EMS (invited); Lisa Rainwater, Riverkeeper; Alan Steinberg, Regional Director, US EPA (invited); Mark Jacobs, Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition; Susan Shapiro, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Board, and others. Roundtable discussion will be moderated by Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director, Hudson River Sloop Clearwater.

 

3:15 p.m.          Brief break

 

3:30 p.m.          Presentation with Roundtable Discussion II:

·         Jurisdictional Issues: David Lochbaum, Union of Concerned Scientists; Phillip Musegaas, Riverkeeper

 

4:00 p.m.          Q & A

 

5:00 p.m.          Adjourn for Dinner

6:30 – 8:30 p.m.   Town Hall Meeting: Panel Discussion with Q & A

 

Details will soon be posted on Clearwater’s website at www.clearwater.org

Please RSVP.  For further information or registration, please call

Katy Dunlap at (845) 454-7673 x116 or email katy@clearwater.org

 

*   Will attend or send representative

**  Will participate if congressional calendar allows, or will send representative

 

This event is sponsored by Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Pace Academy for the Environment, and the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC).

 

Directions to Pace Pleasantville

**Use Campus Entrances One or Two

to access Willcox Gymnasium**

 

Northbound – From the Taconic Parkway, take the first exit off the Parkway, for “Pace University at Pleasantville” (Route 117).  At the end of the exit, there is a traffic light.  Campus Entrances One and Two are directly in front of you, straight across the intersection.

 

Southbound – From the Taconic Parkway, take the “Pleasantville Road/Pleasantville” exit.    At the end of the exit, turn left and proceed under the Taconic Parkway.  At the third traffic light, turn right and proceed 2/10 of a mile.   Turn Right onto Route 117; the campus is 3/10 of a mile on the right.

SAVE THE DATE:

Thursday, April 12

Bringing Sustainable Energy Infrastructure

to the Hudson Valley

 

IBEW Training Facility, Harriman