tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post4380945841424824500..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: Tritium and HealthMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-25931262829551493122011-06-24T08:36:18.614-04:002011-06-24T08:36:18.614-04:00Carol. Thank you for your comment.
Drinking wate...Carol. Thank you for your comment. <br /><br />Drinking water which contains tritium at the EPA limit gives less internal beta irradiation than eating part of a banana or drinking a glass of milk. Bananas and milk contain potassium, which is naturally radioactive. <br /><br />There are many sources for this information in the literature and on the web. I have several links in the post itself.Meredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-21435357621306513802011-06-24T05:24:04.193-04:002011-06-24T05:24:04.193-04:00Interesting post. Were they able to clarify the tr...Interesting post. Were they able to clarify the truth to this? It would have been great if we knew.Carolhttp://monaviemediacenter.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-50577482623128825252010-04-20T16:10:05.769-04:002010-04-20T16:10:05.769-04:00Peter
Thank you. It's very hard to know how ...Peter<br /><br />Thank you. It's very hard to know how to get the truth out there. If we are too scientific, people fall asleep. If we are more emotional, it becomes he-said-she-said without any strength in our argument. I have decided that there is no secret sauce. We just have to keep repeating the truth, to the best of our abilities, and showing a willingness to speak out.<br /><br />At least, I hope so.<br /><br />MeredithMeredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-59462543547894492082010-04-20T15:01:57.450-04:002010-04-20T15:01:57.450-04:00The frustrating thing as an observer of the VY sit...The frustrating thing as an observer of the VY situation is how the anti-nuclear crowd take advantage of the ignorance of the general public. <br /><br />One only has to mention the word 'radiation' and 'leak' to the average person on the street to provoke fear and alarm. The anti-nuclear argument is based on this principle of ignorance and fear. <br /><br />Sadly there are legions of politicians and so called "environmentalists" that are all too happy to exploit this for votes, financial gain and/or a feeling of righteousness.Peter Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011676441525962718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-34852151031135267162010-02-09T23:08:20.971-05:002010-02-09T23:08:20.971-05:00You don't really mean that Harvey. If all the...You don't really mean that Harvey. If all the nukes were gone, you'd be out of business.Jason Ribeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863185203119704249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-86634723384765827892010-02-09T21:52:16.958-05:002010-02-09T21:52:16.958-05:00Let's hope, for all our sakes, that Vermont Ya...Let's hope, for all our sakes, that Vermont Yankee & all other nuclear plants are shut as quickly as possible.<br /><br />It's time to move into the 21st century, with technology that actually works. <br /><br />No Nukes/4 Solartopia...Harvey Wassermanharvey wassermanhttp://solartopia.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-16953082258923082022010-01-31T22:03:56.111-05:002010-01-31T22:03:56.111-05:00I think Shumlin and Dunne have the best chance to ...I think Shumlin and Dunne have the best chance to win. Shumlin is a dyed in the wool anti. He comes from the same county as the plant, but he is constantly "concerned." The town of Vernon is for the plant, and has even hired its own lobbyist. But the county (including Brattleboro) is anti. I see this division as a class divide. Just my opinion, and I don't want to say more about it.Meredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-54838703814110010732010-01-31T20:15:27.913-05:002010-01-31T20:15:27.913-05:00Meredith, I don't understand your answer. Are ...Meredith, I don't understand your answer. Are you saying that Shumlin & Dunne are the most friendly to nuclear power, or that you think they have the best chance to win? From what I can see, Bartlett is the only candidate who has not said, "Absolutely not."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-78313196219724285392010-01-27T23:11:06.800-05:002010-01-27T23:11:06.800-05:00Candidates should be pressed on the matter of whet...Candidates should be pressed on the matter of whether they consider natural gas, typically with as much radioactivity (due to radon) per unit volume as the groundwater in the test wells reportedly has due to T, is an acceptable interim substitute for Vermont Yankee's output.<br /><br />Is radioactivity in the air everyone breathes preferable, from their point of view, to the same in water no-one drinks? Does the fact that natural gas costs several million dollars per tonne-uranium-equivalent, much of it government royalties, have any bearing on their preference? (A tonne of the real thing costs less than $200K.)GRLCowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03894036301406557803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-43403305071064643192010-01-27T17:54:12.403-05:002010-01-27T17:54:12.403-05:00Thanks for the note, Jason. I have forwarded your...Thanks for the note, Jason. I have forwarded your question to others who are better connected with the Democratic party. <br /><br />My own feeling is that Shumlin is the front-runner. He is president pro tem of the Senate and gets a lot of press. De facto, he has been running for governor for a long time. <br /><br />The other candidate I consider worth watching is Matt Dunne. He has served as a Vermont Senator, so he is not a political newbie. He is also very tech-savvy, young, and has roots in Vermont. As a matter of fact, he lives in the house in which he grew up. (That sort of thing matters a lot in Vermont.) He is smart, articulate and personable. I like his wife, Sarah Stewart Taylor, and can heartily recommend that people read her books. But alas, Matt has also jumped on the anti-VY bandwagon. <br /><br />http://www.mattdunne.com/news/48-clear-action-needed-matt-responds-to-vt-yankee-leaksMeredith Angwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-48520032474360236082010-01-26T23:45:39.773-05:002010-01-26T23:45:39.773-05:00Meredith, I noticed your comment about 5 democrati...Meredith, I noticed your comment about 5 democratic candidates running for governor of Vermont on Atomic Insights. Of the 5 that I looked up - Susan Bartlett, Matt Dunne, Deborah Markowitz, Doug Racine, and Peter Shumlin - who do you think has the best chances? Which of any of them might be the most reasonable about Vermont Yankee? <br />I'm thinking I ought to do a blog post about these candidates and wanted to hear your opinion.Jason Ribeirohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06863185203119704249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-12978439852951151772010-01-24T16:35:51.539-05:002010-01-24T16:35:51.539-05:00It's reassuring to know that if someone broke ...It's reassuring to know that if someone broke through the security at Vermont Yankee, drilled a well, and drank the water, the EPA says it's not harmful.Robert Hargraveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06846491141058940965noreply@blogger.com