I know we talked about this before...both here and in NBR. Those damn spent fuel pools are scary. It seems the leak is either worse than originally thought or it is getting worse as time goes on.
Radioactive strontium-90 has spread to other wells at Indian Point and the highest levels found so far â€" nearly three times the amount allowed for drinking water â€" have been found within 150 feet of the Hudson River.
More Strontium-90 found at Indian Point
By GREG CLARY
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original Publication: March 21, 2006)
BUCHANAN â€" Radioactive strontium-90 has spread to other wells at Indian
Point and the highest levels found so far â€" nearly three times the amount allowed
for drinking water â€" have been found within 150 feet of the Hudson River.
Entergy Nuclear Northeast, the owner of Indian Point, released the latest
numbers this afternoon, noting that strontium-90 has now been found in three
wells near Indian Point 2's spent fuel pool, which began leaking radiated water
in August.
Jim Steets, a spokesman for the company, said the latest results were
confirmed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which performed similar tests for
strontium-90 on the same sample Indian Point used.
"Clearly these are different findings than we've seen, but they're not near
any drinking water supplies," Steets said. "It still remains that there's no
public health threat here."
NRC officials confirmed that late today.
Radioactive strontium-90 has spread to other wells at Indian Point and the highest levels found so far â€" nearly three times the amount allowed for drinking water â€" have been found within 150 feet of the Hudson River.
More Strontium-90 found at Indian Point
By GREG CLARY
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original Publication: March 21, 2006)
BUCHANAN â€" Radioactive strontium-90 has spread to other wells at Indian
Point and the highest levels found so far â€" nearly three times the amount allowed
for drinking water â€" have been found within 150 feet of the Hudson River.
Entergy Nuclear Northeast, the owner of Indian Point, released the latest
numbers this afternoon, noting that strontium-90 has now been found in three
wells near Indian Point 2's spent fuel pool, which began leaking radiated water
in August.
Jim Steets, a spokesman for the company, said the latest results were
confirmed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which performed similar tests for
strontium-90 on the same sample Indian Point used.
"Clearly these are different findings than we've seen, but they're not near
any drinking water supplies," Steets said. "It still remains that there's no
public health threat here."
NRC officials confirmed that late today.