On February 7 2010 the nuclear power plant exploded. That was in Middletown (Ct) . Five people died. My mother was scheduled to work that day ,but called out sick.
I work with nuclear heroes and have had the pleasure of hearing stories of those who personally worked there pre and post accident. It's crazy how far we've come in learning how to cover stuff like this up. 🤣
As a resident of the area, the cancer rates alarmingly high. My spouse is stage 4, friends/family...heck, we can't even go out to breakfast, the waitress is stage 4 and sick from chemo.
The world is spoiled all over with nuclear waste. Japan is spoiling the sea with millions of tons of tritium. What’s under the destroyed reactors in the soil is nobody knows. Tschernobyl will never ever be safe. In Russia 🇷🇺 some area you cannot go. England the birds a radioactive ☢️
Same in Germany- i think it’s agriculture industry with mass animal and mono Culture with herbicides fungicides and artificial fertilizers
That’s why we buy nearly all from Demeter bio products and farms.
I lived in the shadow of a different plant at that time. It felt like an ever present danger. But it was also a high paying employer in a low paying region so many loved it. Looking back now I mostly recall the SNL Pepsi Syndrome skit instead. I'd never live near a plant though.
I remember how they were just silent about it then they started lying about what happened. It wasn't till President Carter stepped in that we got some real info. He had extensive training in nuclear energy.
I remember Med Ed spokesman saying to the question why wasn't the public informed of radiation release " I don't see why we have to tell you every thing we do"
That quote is burned in my memory.
And yet, a man like Trump (& minions) has access to our nuclear weapons and the codes are under his control.
Thankful there's never been a meltdown at Hanford, but there was a radiation release & there's tons of radioactive waste in the soil & Columbia River. Trump/Musk fired/rehired many experts.
Environmental impact from nuclear power is less than wind or solar power. It is more efficient, brings down the cost of energy, and requires fewer rare earth minerals. It is also exponentially safer than it was 46 YEARS ago when this incident happened.
Nuclear incident. No offense to you but it was purely preventable. The safety guys at work (oil industry) would not use the word accident because of its connotations.
A bad day for nuclear power....but, as a person that spent a career in that industry, it fundamentally changed the industry for the better. Please note that it has not happened in the US again. The creation of the Institute for Nuclear Operations (INPO) by the industry made sure of that.
There is no Guarantee it won’t happen again- you know that and you should say that to everyone you meet. That’s your obligation as a nuclear ☢️ technician.
The only way to prevent nuclear ☢️ catastrophes are to use renewable energy like Germany 🇩🇪 does. We love our country for making that decision 🙏
Yep, drove very close to it when it happened. My pregnant neighbor had to go to a shelter, but I did not know I was pregnant, so stayed home. Our bags were packed. We stayed. It was terrifying when we knew there was a bubble the third day!
Unfortunately, they are RESTARTING, TMI (as us locals call it) and selling the energy to Microsoft for their AI program. A nuclear power plant has NEVER been restarted after a complete shutdown. Yeah, this should be interesting.🙄😱
The old Pressure Water Reactors (PWR) were a design originally developed by the Navy for submarines. If they lose coolant (pump failure or pipe leaks) the overheat creating massive steam pressure that has radioactive gas. Unfortunately, pressure needs to be released to prevent an explosion. Not good
For history of the event prior to the accident; the York Daily Record put out a series of articles about unusual deformity of cattle on the island. It came out about a month before the accident.
I was living in Red Lion and worked in York PA.
It WAS SCARY. I have had people tell me it was no big deal. IT WAS.
The psychological damage alone was intense.
Couldn't get money out of bank, could only buy 5 gallons of gas. Twice daily updates on hydrogen bubble that could explode and kill you.
Didn't eat Hershey chocolate for years after. They said it was safe, but back then, they said a lot of things were safe about nuclear energy generation that turned out not to be. I eat Hershey chocolate now. Ain't the only thing I eat these days that can kill me in the long run.
History and next generation will never understand why we have spoilt the earth with nuclear ☢️ waste for all times - and glyphosate and climate crises and animals eradication- want more? Think about it
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That’s why we buy nearly all from Demeter bio products and farms.
Pardon the shouting, but it was kind of a big deal, underplayed even while still a pivot point against nuclear power.
That quote is burned in my memory.
Thankful there's never been a meltdown at Hanford, but there was a radiation release & there's tons of radioactive waste in the soil & Columbia River. Trump/Musk fired/rehired many experts.
The only way to prevent nuclear ☢️ catastrophes are to use renewable energy like Germany 🇩🇪 does. We love our country for making that decision 🙏
It's not okay. Neither are we.
It WAS SCARY. I have had people tell me it was no big deal. IT WAS.
The psychological damage alone was intense.
Couldn't get money out of bank, could only buy 5 gallons of gas. Twice daily updates on hydrogen bubble that could explode and kill you.