EXPLAINER: Why would nuclear plant dump wastewater into bay?
But where, is the vexing question, and will the state intervene as the company dismantling the plant decides?
Holtec has acquired closed nuclear plants across the country as part of its dismantling business, including the former Oyster Creek Generating Station in New Jersey and Indian Point Energy Center in New York. It’s taking ownership of the Palisades Nuclear Plant on Lake Michigan, which is closing this year.
“We are working to provide scientific data, educate the public on the reality of radiation in everyday life, and working to have experts explain the true science versus the emotional fear of the unknown,” spokesperson Patrick O’Brien wrote in an email in March.Holtec could treat the water and discharge it in batches over multiple years, likely the least expensive option. Or, it could evaporate the water on site, as it says it has done with about 680,000 gallons over the past two years.
Nuclear plants occasionally need to dispose of water with low levels of radioactivity when they're operating, so a process to release it in batches into local waterways was developed early in the nuclear industry. Diane Turco, a Harwich resident and longtime Pilgrim watchdog, fears the water is heavily contaminated, especially from the pool that covered the stored, spent fuel for cooling and shielded workers from radiation.Others didn't know Pilgrim's water went into the bay in previous years and they don't want it to happen again.
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