Gillibrand comes out against Holtec on Brian Lehrer!
Let’s go! We need be both Schumer and Gillibrand to be a bolder and louder but this is a sign the lobbying, all the comments targeted at her/Schumer and organizing is working: Senator Gillibrand was asked by a caller for her position on the Holtec dumping. She said, “I’m going to work very hard to...
April 27 Rally. 4:30 PM. Cortlandt Town Hall. We Need Boots on the Ground!
We need YOU! Community Rally April 27th @ 4:30 pm in front of Cortlandt Town Hall, One Heady Street, Cortlandt Manor. We need boots on the ground!!! In response to widespread vocal opposition, Holtec’s plan to dump radioactive isotopes into the River has been postponed but not stopped. They still maintain their legal right to do so and are...
Resolutions passed
From: Ellen Weininger <eewgrassroots@gmail.com>Date: Wed, Apr 19, 2023, 2:13 Here’s what I have so far: Westchester County Rockland County Ulster County https://legislature.ulstercountyny.gov/sites/default/files/201%20-%2023.pdf Dutchess County: Submitted letters to Governor Hochul and to state legislators opposing Holtec’s plan to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River City of Beacon Town of Clarkstown Village of Croton-on-Hudson Village of Dobbs Ferry Town...
Link to Tritium paper – revised
Tritium at Indian Point Tritium is a naturally occurring radioactive isotope that is found in the upper reaches of the atmosphere and rarely occurs naturally on the surface of the Earth. It is produced as a byproduct in the normal operations of nuclear reactors. It has a half-life of 12 years. That means that half...
Updated Indian Point Action Alert
Action Alert Update – HoltecApril 14th, 2023 Marilyn, Two weeks ago, Holtec accelerated their timeline for discharging radioactive wastewater up to May 4th. Last night, Holtec made the right decision to postpone the planned release of radioactive water into the Hudson River! Thank you for sounding the alarm on an issue so important to all of us....
Congressman Lawler Responds to News that Holtec International Will Halt Their Plans to Dump Radioactive Wastewater in the Hudson River
CONGRESSMAN LAWLER RESPONDS TO NEWS THAT HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL WILL HALTTHEIR PLANS TO DUMP RADIOACTIVEWASTEWATER IN THE HUDSON RIVER FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: Nathaniel Soule│nate.soule@mail.house.gov│(914)-255-4642 Pearl River, NY, 4/13/2023… Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement in response to the news that Holtec International is halting plans to expedite the dumping of radioactive wastewater from its...
Indian Point update: Holtec pauses its plan to release radioactive wastewater into the Hudson in May
Holtec, the firm responsible for decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear plant, is holding off on its planned discharges of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson in May. According to the Decommissioning Oversight Board chair, the decision will allow time to independently analyze the spent fuel pool water before it is released, and allow time for the Nuclear...
The end of nuclear power in Germany
By midnight on Saturday in Germany, the last three still active nuclear reactors in the country will be closed, after a long and controversial campaign to decommission nuclear energy, which lasted more than twenty years. The closure of the last three reactors marks the end of the use of nuclear energy in Germany, comes in...
Plan to Dump Wastewater From Indian Point Into Hudson River Paused After Local Outcry
“My constituents are already overburdened with the negative environmental externalities left behind by industrial infrastructure, and we should not be treated like pawns in this process,” said one local lawmaker about Holtec International’s now-paused plan. Clean water and public health advocates in New York’s Hudson Valley applauded Thursday as the energy technology company Holtec International announced it...
Hudson River Spared Radioactive Dump From Defunct NY Nuclear Plant
The plan to reportedly dump upwards of 1 million gallons into the Hudson River was scrapped this week after thunderous pushback Plans to dump radioactive wastewater from a decommissioned nuclear plant into one of New York’s rivers this spring has been shelved, the company in charge of the facility announced this week. The move follows...
Breaking News! Holtec Holds Up May Wastewater Discharge into Hudson
Mr. Tom Congdon, ChairIndian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board Chairman Congdon, We recognize our April 4th notification to the Decommissioning Oversight Board (DOB) related to the planned discharge of treated liquid effluent from the site’s spent fuel pools to the Hudson River caused public questions. Following conversations with key state stakeholders, who wish to allow for...
