Exelon LaSalle Nuclear Reactors

JennaMarie posted this in Energy, General, Lakes, Nuclear, Power Grid, Radiation

Accurate calculations would place the risk of a US nuclear accident at a significantly higher level.

August 11th, 2005 | Category: Energy, General, Lakes, Nuclear, Power Grid, Radiation | 8 comments

Radioactive Garbage Dumped

Automatt posted this in Agriculture, Energy, General, Nuclear, Pollution, Power Grid, Radiation

These kids were all born after Chernobyl, after Three Mile Island, and after atmospheric [nuclear bomb] testing.

August 10th, 2005 | Category: Agriculture, Energy, General, Nuclear, Pollution, Power Grid, Radiation | 4 comments

Three Mile Island

April Thompson posted this in Disasters, Energy, General, Nuclear, Pollution, Power Grid, Radiation

An unfortunate, unlikely mix of things led the TMI-2 reactor core to melt and release its frightening brew of radioactive materials into the neighboring community.

August 2nd, 2005 | Category: Disasters, Energy, General, Nuclear, Pollution, Power Grid, Radiation | 4 comments

Black Mesa Coal Pipeline

Automatt posted this in Aquifer, Coal, Energy, General, Industrial, Mercury, Mining, Particulates, Pollution, Power Grid, Sprawl, Transport, Water

“It’s almost unimaginable how much water this coal pipeline requires.”

June 29th, 2005 | Category: Aquifer, Coal, Energy, General, Industrial, Mercury, Mining, Particulates, Pollution, Power Grid, Sprawl, Transport, Water | 9 comments

St. Lucie Strontium-90

Automatt posted this in Energy, General, Lakes, Nuclear, Oceans, Pollution, Power Grid, Radiation, Rivers, Water

“…the St. Lucie 1 reactor… had released nearly 283,000 curies of airborne radiation into the environment…”

June 23rd, 2005 | Category: Energy, General, Lakes, Nuclear, Oceans, Pollution, Power Grid, Radiation, Rivers, Water | 20 comments
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