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NuScal Problems!

https://www.devx.com/news/inside-nuscales-alleged-phony-reactor-deal/ “The attorneys investigating the matter are expected to conduct a thorough examination of the company’s business practices, and if the accusations are proven true, NuScale could face legal consequences and further…”. NuScal was one of the first companies to promote Small Nuclear Reactors.  They are now blathering loudly about how this report is all...

Organization Sign letter against Price-Anderson Act renewal by Nov 17 noon

Dear Colleagues Please sign your organization on by Nov 17th 2023 to this letter to get the PRICE ANDERSON ACT renewal out of the National Defense Authorization Act Link to letter   https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Al28ElUTEM0equM_QG67XBTWNP2H-m887pL35kOs4kw/edit?usp=sharing Link to the sign-on page Sign -Price Anderson/ S.1111 out of NDAA (google.com) The Price Anderson Act (limited liability and exemption for liability for nuclear power...

Agenda planning for Harckham/Levenberg Meeting / NRC’s Emergency Planning exemptions

Four exemptions voted on and approved by four Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission:  Holtec got what it wanted. Comments of Commissioner Crowell on SECY-22-0102, “Request by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC for Exemptions from Certain Emergency Planning Requirements for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3” Since 1987, NRC has issued exemptions from...

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Transfers Spent Fuel to Dry Cask Storage

The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, has completed the transfer of all spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage, marking a significant step towards the decommissioning of the plant. The move was mandated by the New York State Department of Public Service and Indian Point Closure Task Force, who wanted to...

Indian Point spent fuel move to secure dry cask storage

BUCHANAN – Holtec, the company that owns the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, has transferred all 3,998 spend nuclear fuel assemblies to dry cask storage. The announcement was made in a news release from the State Department of Public Service and Tom Congdon, chairman of the Closure Task Force. Congdon is executive...

Fate of Indian Point Wastewater Still Unclear

A month after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill preventing Holtec from discharging water from Indian Point’s spent fuel pools into the Hudson River, the company said it hasn’t yet decided what it will do with the waste. At the Sept. 21 meeting of the Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board, a representative for Holtec, which is decommissioning...

Update: Stop Holtec and more.

Victory Party!  Celebrate our win in getting Governor  Hochul to sign the bill prohibiting dumping. Tuesday,  September 26,  6 to 7 PM Peekskill Brewery.  Contact  Santosh Nandabalan <snandabalan@fwwatch.org> so that he knows how many to expect. Stop Holtec Food an Water Watch organizer Santosh was just excellent in keeping the pressure on Hochul to sign the...

TUNE IN TODAY – We’re live from the UN Climate Ambition Summit!

Hi all –  Today, march organizers and allies are inside the UN Climate Ambition Summit, where UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is calling on world leaders to commit to ending fossil fuel expansion and develop policies for phase-out. You can tune in for the summit here:10:00 a.m. EDT: Opening 1:15 p.m. EDT: Convening on Loss and...

(Audio) Activists Shut Down MOMA to Kick Off Fossil Fuel Baron from Board; Sept 17 rally and march at 1 PM. Plus local vigil. If you have friends who are not going into the City, please share these audio clips with them.

Local Vigil at Main and Mamaroneck, Renaissance Fountain.  3 PM to 4 PM.  Thank you Vitalah for organizing this for those of us who can’t make it in to the City. From: ‘dunleamark@aol.com‘ via NYC Grassroots Alliance Momentum is building for Sunday’s September 17 End Fossil Fuel march and rally in NYC which starts at 1...

9 days til we March! Are you coming? SEPTEMBER 17

Hello Marchers! This is an historic event and requires all hands on deck!  Organizers were talking about tens of thousands in NYC. Given the reports of buses coming in from all over the country, it now looks like it may be more than that. Here is some information about meet up places and a video...

Earth Matters: Industry pollutes the Hudson River—again

Excellent article on the history of pollution in the Hudson River. Exactly what we were working for when we all came together to stop the dumping of tritiated  water.  Please share with interested others. Marilyn The Hudson River has been used as an industrial sewer for centuries and thus has played a prominent role in...

CCoHOPE Indivisible: REPORT ON LAWLER TOWN HALL / CLIMATE ACTIONS / POSTCARDS / LTEs / MEET CD17 CANDIDATES and more!

This excellent newsletter speaks to many of the issues we have to prepare for such as the SEPTEMBER 17 NYC DEMONSTRATION. DETAILS BELOW.  ARE YOU READY TO MARCH???  Talk to, not email, people about this crucial demonstration. You can read about Lawler’s town hall and his strategy of using a lottery to select question.  A...