Day: October 3, 2018💾

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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."

Three moose/motor vehicle collisions reported in Adirondacks this past weekend

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Three moose/motor vehicle collisions reported in Adirondacks this past weekend

"Motorists should be alert for moose on roadways in the Adirondacks and surrounding areas at this time of year, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said this week."

"This past weekend three moose-vehicle accidents were reported resulting in the death of the moose in each collision," DEC said. The exact locations of the accidents were not disclosed. "

"New York at this point has not yet had any human fatalities resulting from an accident with a moose. However, fatalities have occurred elsewhere where moose are found."