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Indian Points Tritium Problem and N.R.C.s Regulatory Problem
2014-06-12 19:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The Indian Point nuclear power plant, 30 miles from New York City (and 8 miles from my house), has been run safely and reliably for the most part. But its at a critical juncture, with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo having vowed to shut it down and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission weighing relicensing for the two operating reactors. Now news that two monitoring wells detected a spike in levels of tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has raised important questions about the aging infrastructure...
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