[NukeNet] Florida Power and Light Nuke Plants approved

[Frieda Berryhill]

Dear Commissioner Carter :

 

How very disappointing  that you consider nuclear power to be carbon
emission free . The front end of the fuel cycle is , from mining milling,
to the actual production of the fuel  produces an extraordinary amount of
pollution. The back end of the fuel cycle, nuclear  waste, has yet to be
solved and will consume energy literally internally.

"In November 2000 the world recognized nuclear power as a dirty, dangerous
and unnecessary technology by refusing to give it greenhouse gas credits
during the UN Climate Change talks in the Hague. The world dealt nuclear
power a further blow when a UN Sustainable Development Conference refused to
label nuclear a sustainable technology in April 2001. "

Now , other countries, such as Spain are asking this country to take their
nuclear waste, suddenly realizing the after effect of having been sold the
idea  that nuclear power is "clean"

Frieda Berryhill

 "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his job
 depends on his not understanding it."
 Upton Sinclair

 

 

 

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Subject: [NukeNet] Florida Power and Light Nuke Plants approved

 

The Turkey Point Nuclear Plants were given the go ahead from the Public
Service Commission today.

 

Our press release is below.  Peace, JanK

 

 

 

For Immediate Release

Jan and Bob Krasowski, intervenorsb comments regarding Public Service
Commissionbs decision on needs determination for FPL Turkey Point Nuclear
Reactors 6&7

 

March 18, 2008  

 

Jan and Bob Krasowski, the only intervenors opposing the proposed two new
Florida Power and Light Turkey Point Nuclear Reactors;  favoring instead the
maximized use of all available efficiencies, conservation measures and clean
renewable technologies, are disappointed but not surprised by todaybs Public
Service Commissionbs decision to allow the nuclear project to move forward
at this time.

 

As presented in the pre-hearing statement and post-hearing brief of the
intervening couple (links below), they express their concerns that this
project represents a high risk economic venture given the slowing of
population growth and the atrophy of the Florida economy.  Essentially, it
is their belief that the project creates an unnecessary burden on
Floridians, who will be required to pre-pay for the development stages of
the project over the next ten years.  They firmly believe that the estimated
12-16 billion dollars cost of the project would be better spent on the
aforementioned efficiencies, conservation measures and clean renewable
technologies and in stimulating net metering/distributive energy  programs,
where small renewable energy systems are distributed throughout the state on
homes, businesses and farms to accommodate the power needs of the local
users.  The excess electricity is then sold back to the local utility
company.  Such programs have achieved great success in California and
Germany.

 

http://www.psc.state.fl.us/library/filings/08/00097-08/00097-08.pdf

http://www.psc.state.fl.us/library/filings/08/01227-08/01227-08.pdf

 

 

The construction of this project, if it receives the needed approval from
the various regulatory agencies, will increase carbon dioxide in the
atmosphere for the next 10-15 years while it is being built.  Many
scientists state that we have a ten year window to decrease carbon dioxide
emissions in order to avoid the most severe impacts of climate change. If
so, this project does not represent the best use of the monies or time
suggested for its development. 

 

The couple now looks forward to working with allies throughout Florida to
address the more identifiable health, safety and welfare issues that will be
addressed as this nuclear behemoth moves to the next stage of hearings in
front of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection and the federal
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

 

 

Jan and Bob Krasowski

Alliance4cleanfl at aol.com

239-963-6285

 

 





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