Mothball Millstone! Connecticut Coalition Against the Millstone Nuclear Power Reactor

Donald W. Downes, Chairman, Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control

"Mr. Downes: Tell the NRC to Deny Millstone Relicensing"

SHUTDOWN!

Millstone Units 2 and 3:
Keep them shut – we don’t need them!

...Millstone Unit 3 suffered a Class II Emergency (second worst of four levels) when it automatically shut down on April 17, 2005 because of unknown “anomalies” involving valve failures in the steam generation system. Unit 3 has been shut down indefinitely and is not producing electricity.
...Millstone Unit 2 entered a refueling outage on April 8, 2005. During a refueling outage, the nuclear reactor is shut down and it does not produce electricity.
...On April 8, Unit 2 has been shut down and has not produced electricity.
...In 1996, Millstone’s third reactor, Unit 1, was shut down forever.
...For the 10 day days between April 8 and April 18, 2005, Connecticut’s grid supplied Connecticut consumers with electricity without threat of blackout or brownout and without conservation and load reduction.
...Conclusion: KEEP MILLSTONE UNITS 2 and 3 SHUT DOWN FOR GOOD! WE DON’T NEED THEM, WE DON’T WANT THEM!

Yushchenko - TAK!
Do Honor to the Children of Chernobyl
and the Heroes and Heroines of the Orange Revolution


Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, addressing historic joint session of Congress April 6, 2005.		View of Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine following devastating explosions on April 26, 1986

2005 Press Release: Coalition Calls on Congress to Provide Funds for New Chernobyl Sarcophagus to Honor Orange Revolution Heroes

EXPOSED!

MILLSTONE 2004 PERFORMANCE: DEGRADED CONDITIONS

SAY YES TO GREEN ENERGY BEGINNING TODAY!
SAY NO TO NUCLEAR!.....

.....Beginning on April 1, 2005, customers of Connecticut Light & Power and United Illuminating can sign up and support clean, renewable energy options from companies that guarantee no nuclear energy in their mix. By enrolling for one of the two Connecticut Clean Energy Options you can support renewable resources helping us to move away from dangerous nuclear energy.
.....Help save the planet from continuing build-up of the most lethal substances known – from plutonium to americium and many, many more which will remain deadly for hundreds of thousands of years.
Under the state-sponsored program, two suppliers, Sterling Planet of Atlanta, Ga, and Community Energy, of Wayne, Pa., offer customers a 100 percent renewable energy option or a 50 percent option.
.....Sterling Planet gets its power from small hydroelectric plants in Connecticut, landfill gas operations in the mid-Atlantic region and wind farms around the country. It is charging 1.15 cents a kilowatt hour over CL&P's generation charges. That would come to about 25 cents a day or $5.75 a month more for the average household.
.....Community Energy gets most of its power from new wind generators, and is charging 1.1 cents per kilowatt hour on top of CL&P's established generation charges. For a typical family consuming 500 kilowatt hours a month, that would come to $5.50 more a month for the 100 percent option, and $2.75 for the 50 percent option.
.....The Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone recommends that you reject options offered by Levco, a company that has partnered up with Dominion, Millstone’s owner and operator.
.....Go with Sterling Planet or Community Energy and you send an important message that you want our country to support clean renewable power and reject dangerous nuclear power.
.....For more information, check out these websites:
www.sterlingplanet.com
www.newwindenergy.com
www.gocleanenergy.com
www.cleanwateraction.org/ct

"Close Millstone or close the beaches!"
- Zachary M. Hartley, age 7"

Parents, Pediatrician Blame Nuclear Plant For Boy's Cancer News Channel 10 -Providence, New Bedford 3/10/05

Group Says Boy's Cancer Was Caused By Millstone Emissions Coalition Urging EL To Close Town Beaches

BOY'S CANCER BLAMED ON MILLSTONE
Hartford Courant March 11, 2005

Did living next to a nuclear power plant cause a local boy's cancer? East Lyme-WTNH, Mar. 10, 2005 6:50 PM

TROUBLED WATERS?: Group: Plant pollution may have sickened boy By JENNY BONE MILLER Norwich Bulletin 3/11/05

Thank you, Dr. Helen Caldicott!

Dr. Helen Caldicott, world-renowned pediatrician and co-founder of Physicians for Social Responsibility, honored us with her presence on March 10, 2005 at our press conference with Zachary M. Hartley and his Dad, Michael.
Read samples of the news coverage of this event (above).
We thank Dr. Caldicott for devoting her life to humanity and speaking out about the medical perils of nuclear power.
May we all heed her message and demand that our public officials at all levels safeguard our future and that of our children.
Godspeed Dr. Caldicott.

Congressman Markey Wants to Know:
Did Dominion turn down a free offer from the Department of Homeland Security to enhance security at the Millstone intakes against a waterborne terrorist attack because they didn't want to pay for upkeep?

Read Congressman Markey's March 11, 2005 letter to the Department of Homeland Security>>>
Read Congressman Markey's March 8, 2005 press release>>>
Read Congressman Markey's March 8, 2005 letter to the NRC>>>

Hartford Courant Exposes Millstone's Radioactive Poisoning of the Community - March 4, 2005
A state coalition of environmental groups told the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that past data released by the Millstone Nuclear Power Complex shows that it emits "highly significant concentrations" of radioactive, cancer-causing particles in the New London area. Read the story>>>

NEWS ALERT! NRC TO CONSIDER LONG ISLAND PETITION TO BLOCK MILLSTONE LICENSE EXTENSION

On February 23, 2005, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission established a three-member administrative panel to consider a petition by the Suffolk County, Long Island, Legislature to oppose the Millstone re-licensing application.Last year, the Suffolk County Legislature voted unanimously to challenge Millstone relicensing. Visit this site for important updates!

NRC: Covering Up the Crimes?

Chuck Douton used to work in the site maintenance department at Millstone.

They never told him it would cost him his life.

Read Story>>>

Charles D. Douton, Jr. holding the ashes of his beloved black Labrador, Casey

Attention! New London County Cancer Victims and Their Families

The Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone is conducting a health survey in New London County to help assess the impacts to human health of the toxic chemical and radiological wastes released by the Millstone Nuclear Power Station to the air and water. Please help in this grassroots campaign! All information will be held strictly confidential.
Email to info@mothballmillstone.org - or call 203-938-3952

Action Alert!
Oppose Millstone License Extension!
Keep sending your comments to the NRC!

Dominion wants to extend Millstone’s operating license for 20 additional years so that Unit 2 can operate until 2035 and Unit 3 until 2045.
The Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone opposes Dominion’s application. The aging reactors are unsafe, they pump cancer-causing chemicals to the Long Island Sound, they have brought native fisheries to the point of extinction and the radiation routinely released to the air and water is linked to a cancer epidemic in New London County. Dominion is cutting corners and sacrificing safety to make a profit. Let’s not forget that Millstone is a terrorist’s dream target as well and that there is no place to store the high-level waste generated there for the thousands to years it will remain deadly. We say Mothball Millstone now!
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission supports license extension because it would go out of business as a government agency if the nuclear reactors in this country were shut down.
To support license extension, the NRC has prepared a draft Environmental Impact Statement. It argues that Millstone has had a negligible impact on the environment and human health. Funny, that’s just what Dominion says. You can read the report on the NRC’s website, www.nrc.gov (Reactor License Renewal)
We need to replace Millstone with safe, green alternatives, not prolong the life of dirty nuclear reactors.
Tell the NRC to deny license extension to Millstone.
Email your comments to rle@nrc.gov (send us a copy at info@mothballmillstone.org and we’ll help follow-up). Or send your comments to: Richard L. Emch, Environmental Project Manager, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001.
The deadline is March 2, 2005!

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CONNECTICUT COALITION AGAINST MILLSTONE

Welcome to the Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone virtual headquarters. We represent the people of Connecticut in their opposition to the reckless use of nuclear power. On this website you can get current news and scientific information that will help you to contribute to this important cause.

Joseph H. Besade

December 1, 1936 - August 16, 2003

Nukebuster & Public Citizen

& Dear Friend

~ Rest in Peace ~