tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post114080754440084642..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: NPR on New Nuclear BuildUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1141705930557661692006-03-06T23:32:00.000-05:002006-03-06T23:32:00.000-05:00Lisa, et al,You can now also check out the various...Lisa, et al,<BR/><BR/>You can now also check out the various tritium leaks occuring around your local nuke. Just go to the NRC webpage ><BR/><BR/>http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/<BR/>ops-experience/tritium/sites-<BR/>grndwtr-contam.html<BR/><BR/>NRC still hasn't posted all the site yet but its a start.<BR/><BR/>paul, nirsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1141580327084651082006-03-05T12:38:00.000-05:002006-03-05T12:38:00.000-05:00For more information on that NRC Demand for Inform...For more information on that NRC Demand for Information visit:<BR/><BR/>http://www.nirs.org/radiation/tritium/<BR/>3h03012006frn2206pet.pdf<BR/><BR/>and<BR/><BR/>http://www.nirs.org/radiation/tritium/<BR/>3h03012006nrcaccept2206pet.pdf<BR/><BR/>Paul, NIRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1141579982015108722006-03-05T12:33:00.000-05:002006-03-05T12:33:00.000-05:00Lisa, et al,What's a watchdog supposed to do but g...Lisa, et al,<BR/><BR/>What's a watchdog supposed to do but gnaw on a good bone, apparently a bone of contention to more than just NIRS.<BR/><BR/>As you all know, the Exelon Braidwood spill in '98 was a mere 6.75 million gallons of tritiated water that was left out on the ground by the company to evaporate.<BR/><BR/>That much water also left the site as contaminated runoff and seeped into the water table. Behind the Braidwood High School the ground water is well above EPA limits. Cobalt 60 was also in evidence off site on Smiley Road in ditch water. <BR/><BR/>The unravelling is just starting and not just around Braidwood, Dresden, Bryon, Salem, Indian Point, Prairie Island, now more recently Palo Verde but around all the sites. <BR/><BR/>The nuclear industry should start announcing its radioactive spills to the state and county authorities and be required to publish such events in the local newspapers as they occur, not wait ten years to get caught.<BR/><BR/>Its the least you all can do as a courtesy so parents can decide for themselves whether or not to keep their kids out of any more of your wayward radioactive wading ponds.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious if any of you have a problem with public disclosure and prompt notification of ground water contamination? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps a Demand for Information can make things more interesting?<BR/><BR/>Paul, NIRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1141579965827076762006-03-05T12:32:00.000-05:002006-03-05T12:32:00.000-05:00Lisa, et al,What's a watchdog supposed to do but g...Lisa, et al,<BR/><BR/>What's a watchdog supposed to do but gnaw on a good bone, apparently a bone of contention to more than just NIRS.<BR/><BR/>As you all know, the Exelon Braidwood spill in '98 was a mere 6.75 million gallons of tritiated water that was left out on the ground by the company to evaporate.<BR/><BR/>That much water also left the site as contaminated runoff and seeped into the water table. Behind the Braidwood High School the ground water is well above EPA limits. Cobalt 60 was also in evidence off site on Smiley Road in ditch water. <BR/><BR/>The unravelling is just starting and not just around Braidwood, Dresden, Bryon, Salem, Indian Point, Prairie Island, now more recently Palo Verde but around all the sites. <BR/><BR/>The nuclear industry should start announcing its radioactive spills to the state and county authorities and be required to publish such events in the local newspapers as they occur, not wait ten years to get caught.<BR/><BR/>Its the least you all can do as a courtesy so parents can decide for themselves whether or not to keep their kids out of any more of your wayward radioactive wading ponds.<BR/><BR/>I'm curious if any of you have a problem with public disclosure and prompt notification of ground water contamination? <BR/><BR/>Perhaps a Demand for Information can make things more interesting?<BR/><BR/>Paul, NIRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1141064929450606892006-02-27T13:28:00.000-05:002006-02-27T13:28:00.000-05:00Like a dog on a bone, NIRS is really trying to pus...Like a dog on a bone, NIRS is really trying to push the tritium issue aren't they? Yes, Exelon should have done a better job prior to now, but we're talking about very small amounts of a naturally occurring isotope that is a weak beta emitter. The EPA safe drinking water limit for tritium in a home is 0.02 microcuries per liter. Drinking a half gallon a day of that water would yield a dose equal to eating about one apple a day. The few areas where samples indicated a level above the EPA limit are now under control to protect water supplies. <BR/><BR/>And NONE of the samples exceeded the NRC limit for environmental release of tritium. That limit is 1 microcurie per liter. Drinking a half gallon of that water everyday would give me less dose than I'll receive flying in airplanes this year.<BR/><BR/>Compare that to the pollutants and hazardous materials other energy and industrial sources generate, with or without penalty, and the scare tactics NIRS is employing just look silly.Lisa Stileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09480286991581391638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1140923525952634832006-02-25T22:12:00.000-05:002006-02-25T22:12:00.000-05:00WRT steam pollution, it would be better classified...WRT steam pollution, it would be better classified as water vapor pollution (if there is such a thing). It is merely water vapor at around 100-120F that is released into the atmosphere. With ~100 nuclear plants in the US and ~500 worldwide (including US), I cannot imagine that the "greenhouse" effects are even considered relevant. Now when one compares water vapor "pollution" from a nuclear plant to exhaust from a coal plant, then a person must consider releases of material that actually erode the ozone layer resulting in "greenhouse" effects (mercury, sulphur and other nasties). Since ~75% of all electrical generation worldwide is from coal plants, one can conclude that nuclear water vapor emission (which is simply heat transfer - or delta T - and not chemical) is not relevant. Now to be fair, most countries are taking steps to curb coal-fired emissions...however, IMHO the many years of coal-fired emissions have already taken a toll on the atmosphere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1140907662587410542006-02-25T17:47:00.000-05:002006-02-25T17:47:00.000-05:00I listened to the debate this morning on my mornin...I listened to the debate this morning on my morning bike ride. It was downloaded and ready for my iPod synch this morning. Love those NPR podcasts. <BR/><BR/>You can also listen to the archive of the show at http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2006/Feb/hour1_022406.html<BR/><BR/>I do wish, however, that Ira had invited a nuclear advocate to the party. As the EPRI representative clearly stated, EPRI is really a resource for all electrical production sources, not just nuclear. <BR/><BR/>IMHO the best case can be made for nuclear power when place in contrast to the alternatives.Rod Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03652375336090790205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1140888093782012662006-02-25T12:21:00.000-05:002006-02-25T12:21:00.000-05:00Maybe we should have a specific thread for the tri...Maybe we should have a specific thread for the tritium leaks to avoid contaminating (haha) the other threads?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1140861189395822282006-02-25T04:53:00.000-05:002006-02-25T04:53:00.000-05:00Hmmm... The Issue of thermal and steam pollution a...Hmmm... The Issue of thermal and steam pollution are interesting ones. Can someone put a post up about them (and maybe nip them in the bud)?distantbodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946688031138536683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1140845511402318642006-02-25T00:31:00.000-05:002006-02-25T00:31:00.000-05:00Good debate.The thot plickens around Exelon Nuclea...Good debate.<BR/><BR/>The thot plickens around Exelon Nuclear and the Dresden, Braidwood, Byron... (whose next?) and radioactive leaks...<BR/>Paul, NIRSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com