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Entergy Admits 2005 Tritium Leak

Posted by Soulskill on from the what's-a-few-neutrons-among-friends dept.

mdsolar writes "The leaking Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant was hit last week by a whistleblower allegation that a previous tritium leak had occurred. Now the parent company, Entergy, has admitted the occurrence of at least one prior leak to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. This is particularly significant for three reasons: because the leak occurred in pipes that company officials later testified under oath did not exist, because the Vermont Senate will likely soon vote to deny Entergy a needed approval to extend the power plant's license for another 20 years, and because President Obama just put taxpayers on the hook for new nuclear power plants in Georgia."

9 of 385 comments (clear)

  1. Where Is The Outrage Over U.S.A. Nuclear by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    energy for "peaceful" purposes?

    Everyone knows that U.S.A. backs A. Q. Khan. House arrest for a nuclear weapons trader but only allegations for Victor Bout.

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  3. Loan Guarantee by mdsolar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The loan guarantee is connected because Obama promised support for nuclear power only if it was safe. Manifestly it is not.

  4. tritium danger by mdsolar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    When combined with carbon in sugars and starches, it stays in the body when consumed.

    1. Re:tritium danger by mdsolar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Yes, and you don't have to wait long for that. Hum....

    2. Re:tritium danger by mdsolar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Oh, wait for it..... Decays to fat.

    3. Re:tritium danger by mdsolar · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      For me it seems like an eternity.

  5. Re:Not enough uranium by mdsolar · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Wow, modded a troll. Guess some people have trouble with math.

  6. Re:mdsolar by MrKaos · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    In case the username wasn't enough, here's some more evidence to suggest that mdsolar might have a bias.

    I think if you examined the posts that were moderated +5 none of these were really critical of Nuclear Power, one was funny and then there was yours which looks like a thinly disguised ad hom attack. I think the evidence indicates that, at least in this discussion, there is a clear bias towards Nuclear Power on slashdot.

    I wonder if we gather a larger sample of discussions perhaps we can identify a trend.

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