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Monthly archive February, 2009

“Latest leak is more proof that Indian Point should close” by Gary Shaw

“Federal and Indian Point officials last week announced – and quickly moved to repair – a broken pipe that was leaking radioactive water into a discharge canal that drains into the Hudson River. Federal regulators said that the tritium leak was not a safety risk to workers or the public. Here is a comment from...

“Indian Point leaking radioactive tritium” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN – Indian Point 2 is again leaking radioactive water and company officials may have to shut down the nuclear reactor to repair a broken pipe. The 8-inch pipe is leaking tritium and water about 8 feet below the ground. Workers at the plant have been excavating since water showed up early Monday morning, federal...

“State attorney challenges report on Indian Point” by Jim Fitzgerald

“CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for New York state said Thursday that an environmental report that supports extending licenses for the Indian Point nuclear power plants is inadequate, incomplete and reaches the wrong conclusion. The report “just accepts significant environmental impacts as unavoidable,” John Parker, regional attorney for the state Department of Environmental...

Human Breast Milk and Goat Milk Analysis Reveals Elevated Levels of Radioactivity Near Indian Point Nuclear Power Station

NEWS MEDIA ADVISORY Human Breast Milk and Goat Milk Analysis Reveals Elevated Levels of Radioactivity Near Indian Point Nuclear Power Station Contact: Nancy Burton 203-938-3952 cell 203-545-9252 NancyBurtonCT@aol.com Margo Schepart 914-325-4620  MargoFrances@yahoo.com The Mothers Milk Project will reveal to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at a public meeting on February 12 that milk sampled from humans...