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Monthly archive January, 2019
Fuel Assemblies in Indian Point fuel pool at closure

Fuel Assemblies in Indian Point fuel pool at closure

Going through some old reports I found the 2014 NRC study about storing waste on site.  This was part of their review because of Fukushima after Jaczko was kicked out.  No surprise – their conclusion is that fuel pools are just as safe as dry cask storage. I had forgotten the immense amount of cesium...
Talk of Possible Buchanan Police Merger with County Surfaces

Talk of Possible Buchanan Police Merger with County Surfaces

Could Westchester County be looking to consolidate police services with the Village of Buchanan as it has in the past with the towns of Cortlandt and Ossining and the Village of Mount Kisco? Westchester County Executive George Latimer made reference to that potential partnership during an appearance at a Westchester County Association (WCA) breakfast in...
Towns will be waiting, watching for Indian Point sale in 2019 as they try to balance their future

Towns will be waiting, watching for Indian Point sale in 2019 as they try to balance their future

This is not a good article.  Not only is the 25 % still reliably parroted, but the reporting on CPV is almost as bad as the OLD reporting on IP used to be.  And the article is surrounded by implications that Wind Power is not really a good thing, without saying so, and without elaborating...
Nuclear Information and Resource Service

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

Dear Friend, We had a major victory last week–stopping nuclear power at the COP24 Global Climate Summit. Thank you for all you did to make that happen, and for celebrating it with us. Now it’s time to gear up for what comes next! Every time we stop nuclear power, you know what happens? We get closer to...