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Plan to discharge water into #HudsonRiver from closed #NuclearPlant sparks uproar

The #IndianPoint nuclear plant along the Hudson River is at the center of a controversy two years after it was shut down

By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press
June 20, 2023, 5:07 PM

"But opponents along the river question the health and safety claims. They say the releases of #radioactive water could be a step back for a once notoriously polluted river that is now a popular summer attraction for sailors, #kayakers and #swimmers.

"Communities along the river have already passed resolutions opposing the discharges, and an online petition has gathered more than 440,000 signatures. On Tuesday, a bill sponsored by two Hudson Valley Democrats that would ban #radiological discharges into the river was approved by state Assembly.

"'It leaves a bad taste in your mouth ... the idea that we would be polluting our beautiful Hudson River with waste when we’ve spent so many years trying to clean it up. This shouldn’t be a dumping ground,' Assembly member Dana Levenberg said at a state Capitol rally for her bill before the debate.

"The bill, approved by the state Senate earlier this month, is opposed by some labor officials, who say it could interrupt the decommissioning and cause layoffs.

"The bill will be sent to Gov. #KathyHochul, who has not said whether she supports the measure."

#WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #Nuclear

#HudsonRiver #nuclearplant #indianpoint #radioactive #kayakers #swimmers #radiological #KathyHochul #waterislife #waterpollution #nuclear

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Bo Jacobs · @bojacobs

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The US will either never stop paying off the #radiological legacies of the Cold War, or will simply abandon its responsibilities to future generations:

"Is $3 billion a year enough for Hanford #NuclearPower cleanup? Cost an issue at Senate hearings"

"The Department of Energy estimates that $300 billion to $640 billion will be needed to complete the remainder of #Hanford environmental cleanup by 2078, during the hearing of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

It would require annual budgets of $5.4 billion at the low end of the estimate to $11 billion at the high end, according to DOE’s 2022 Hanford Lifecycle Scope, Schedule and Cost Report."

That's half a trillion dollars just to clean up Hanford, if they come in on budget. Unlikely.

#ColdWar #DOE #NuclearWaste #NuclearWeapons @histodons @sts

https://news.yahoo.com/3-billion-enough-hanford-nuclear-120000581.html

#radiological #nuclearpower #Hanford #coldwar #doe #NuclearWaste #nuclearweapons

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Bo Jacobs · @bojacobs

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Radiological contamination in the Bay Area

"Fresh concerns raised about the cleanup of Hunters Point Shipyard"

"On Thursday, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, a Bay Area-based nonprofit, filed a complaint to the Navy’s Inspector General demanding an investigation of the Navy’s analysis of #radioactive waste found at the site. PEER contends the Navy has consistently downplayed the risks posed by its findings and misled the public about potential harms.

The shipyard, a 900-acre Superfund site that once hosted a #radiological defense laboratory, has come under increasing scrutiny after the Navy reported that it found radioactive material on one of the parcels last October, with 10% of samples testing above EPA-approved screening levels. The material, Strontium-90, is a radioactive isotope that causes cancer and other health hazards."

@histodons @sts #nuclear #NuclearTest #SF #BayArea #HuntersPoint