New Mexico House panel OKs bill opposing nuclear waste storage
This is what Pat Cardona has been working so hard on. It is not over yet. Keep it up Pat! Let us know if we can help in any way. Marilyn Elie NCC From: Don Hancock <sricdon@gmail.com>Date: February 26, 2023 Subject: House panel OKs bill opposing nuclear waste storage planReply-To: sricdon@gmail.com House panel OKs bill opposing nuclear waste storage...
Radioactive water at Indian Point
Dear Mr. Slater: As a 43-year resident of Putnam County, 14 miles from Indian Point, I am very concerned about Holtec International’s plan to discharge a million gallons of radioactive water from the fuel pools at Indian Point into the Hudson River this summer. Senator Pete Harckham and your Assembly colleague Dana Levenberg have introduced legislation...
Tritium and more. Excellent overview of the entire decommissioning process.
https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2023/02/24/mhus-f24.html “An effective decontamination strategy would be to simply keep the wastewater contained on site to allow the natural decay process to proceed. Retention for approximately 25 years would reduce the quantity of tritium by 75 percent, making release into the environment less problematic. After 60 years, 96.4 percent of the stored tritium would have...
Key Climate Solutions Webinar March 3 with Experts Mark Jacobson & Ken Cook. 2:30 PM EST.
Key Climate Solutions Webinar March 3 with Experts Mark Jacobson & Ken Cook. 2:30 PM EST. I have heard Mark Jacobson present several times. He is clear and easy to follow as he lays out solutions for the most troubling issues we face with climate change. Don’t miss this webinar if you are looking for sound,...
Exploring Tritium Dangers by Arjun Makhijani, Ph.D. plus The Resolution.
Have you talked with your legislators yet about passing the Resolution about dumping tritium into the Hudson River yet? It can be as simple as printing out the Resolution and mailing it to your Board member or town supervisor with a note requesting that your town sign on. Or emailing it. Talking points have gone...
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DECOMMISSIONING
Radioactive waste has been released into the Hudson River for as long as Indian Point has existed. Itwas accepted as part of regular and routine operation of the plant. The effects of these releases werenot considered from a medical perspective. It was only necessary that they be “below regulatoryconcern” according to standards set by the...
Great messaging on nukes and climate change here
Greetings All — The messages she brings about the fossil fuel industry resonate and match well with the messages we need to use against the nuclear industry on SMNRs and “No New Nukes.” Enough with the fairy tales! “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as...
Fukushima: Japan insists release of 1.3m tonnes of ‘treated’ water is safe
Neighbouring countries and local fishers express concern as 12th anniversary of nuclear disaster looms Almost 12 years have passed since the strongest earthquake in Japan’s recorded history resulted in a tsunami that killed more than 18,000 people along its north-east coast. As the country prepares to mark the 11 March anniversary, one of the disaster’s most...
Press from DOB MEETING
Tritium is a radioactive isotope and emits beta rays that can disrupt cell functions if it is ingested or inhaled. Why would any sensible person want to put something like this in the Hudson River? We have an Indian Point Decommissioning Trust Fund to pay for a safe clean up. Anything left over is profit...
Good news for fish and for dams!
This new design for turbine blades in dams protects fish and does not decrease the efficiency of the turbines. https://reasonstobecheerful.world/hydroelectric-dam-turbines-fish-friendly/ “Thus far, Natel has completed three hydro installations: in Oregon, Maine, and Austria. In 2020, tests conducted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory at Natel’s Oregon project — a 1,070 MW, single-turbine installation along a...
