The Highlands Current, By Brian PJ Cronin, Reporter | September 29, 2023 #antinuclear #nuclear-free #NoNukes Holtec considering ‘multiple options’ but won’t say more A month after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill preventing Holtec from discharging water from Indian Point’s spent fuel pools into the Hudson River, the company said it hasn’t yet decided what it will do with the waste.…
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If California decides to support license renewal of the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, a portion of the “transition costs” that the Energy Department and the state may provide to keep the plant operating should be allocated to reducing its vulnerability to earthquakes. The risk is not negligible, and the potential costs of an earthquake-induced accident could, by our estimate, cause more than 10,000 cancer deaths and over $100 billion in damages.
The Plymouth nuclear plant releases small amounts of radiation as part of its normal operation. As it prepares to shut down, some worry about what will be left behind.