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Ahead of Three Mile Island closing, nuclear safety advocates call attention to waste

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Ahead of Three Mile Island closing, nuclear safety advocates call attention to waste

"Nuclear safety advocates plan a series of events leading up to the March 29, 2019, commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 atomic reactor meltdown, starting with a news conference on Tuesday to call attention to the problem of what to do with radioactive waste."

"Nuclear waste isolation is a discussion that can no longer be postponed," said nuclear safety advocate Eric Epstein, chairman of Three Mile Island Alert, at a Capitol news conference on Tuesday."

"Regardless of whether state lawmakers are able to craft a plan to stop the closure of TMI slated for Sept. 20, 2019, Epstein said there are risks associated with the waste generated from this energy source that will be left behind."

"The industry has failed to deal with the riddle of what to do with the nuclear waste," he said. "Three Mile Island generates 30 metric tons of high-level waste a year. It's been operating for over 40 years. Three Mile Island, an island in a river, is not a radioactive waste site."

Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt Ponds—Now a Hurricane Is Heading Directly Toward Them | Democracy Now!

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Big Coal Put Toxic Coal Ash in Unlined Dirt Ponds—Now a Hurricane Is Heading Directly Toward Them | Democracy Now!

"Flooding from Hurricane Florence could prompt catastrophic waste spills from 24 toxic coal ash containment ponds in North Carolina.

"In the past ten years we've had two major coal ash disasters," notes Frank Holleman of the SELC. "We're sitting here with over 20 disasters waiting to happen.""