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The Lowdown
on Monitoring
Radioactive
Releases Occur Routinely. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, like all
reactors, releases large numbers of radioisotopes/radiation into the
air and water as part of “normal” operations.
Entergy (Licensee) Charged With Tracking Their Own
Releases
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission relies upon self-reporting and
computer modeling from reactor operators to track radioactive releases
and their projected dispersion. A significant portion of the
environmental monitoring data is extrapolated – virtual, not real. What
is put into the computer model, assumptions, will determine the answer
that comes out.
Public Left in Dark: Due to inadequacies in the monitoring
equipment and self-reporting, neither the public nor federal and state
authorities know how much is actually emitted.
We need: State-of-the-art radiation monitors computer
linked to state and local authorities at all points where radiation is
released from Pilgrim and at appropriate off-site locations; we need
environmental sampling performed honestly with indicator and control
stations appropriately placed.
Why? Read our analysis below - it describes who is
responsible for monitoring emissions (licensee, federal, state - no
independent groups); where the monitors are located; the accuracy of
their measurements; the reliability of their reports.
Leaks
imperil nuclear industry - Boston Globe, 12-31-10
Critics
press for more testing at Pilgrim plant - Boston Globe, 12-31-10
LEARN MORE
ABOUT MONITORING
On-Site Ground Water
Monitoring More
On-Site Air
Radiation
Monitoring Systems More
Off-Site Air
Radiation
Monitoring Systems More
Environmental
Monitoring & Assessing Plume Dispersion (Wind Directions)
Includes important study, Feasibility of Exposure Assessment for
Pilgrim More
Resources More
pilgrimwatch.org
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