In the NRC’s quarterly inspection report for the months of May, June and July released on August 12, the NRC cited Dominion for three violations of its federal licensing conditions. The NRC imposed no penalties. The cited violations: (1) Dominion’s radiation protection personnel overseeing contract workers told them respiratory protection was not needed for work[…]
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A Nancy Burton Interview: Nancy Burton, founder of the Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone, speaks on the horrifying history of Connecticut’s aging Millstone nuclear power station, on the ongoing dangers posed by owner/operator Dominion Resources’ bottom line approach to safety, and the unreported radiation release that happened during the double-reactor shutdown on May 25, 2014.
Read MoreWaterford, CT, July 30, 2014 – A longtime worker at the Millstone Nuclear Power Station is the new head of radiation protection for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone announced today. Jeffrey Semancik, former director of nuclear engineering at Millstone, is DEEP’s Director of Radiation, according to a[…]
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Dominion was forced to shut down Millstone Unit 2 over the July 26 weekend because of the failure of feedwater pump circulation, according to information the company provided to the NRC. Unit 2 remained shut on Monday, July 28, 2014. The failure of the turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater pump circulation forced a controlled shutdown from full[…]
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It was great seeing you at the 14th annual East Lyme Day celebration. Thanks to all who stopped by and signed our petitions. If you did not yet get a change to sign the petitions you may do so by clicking here. If you would like additional information about our organization or the harmful effects[…]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 1, 2013 Contact: Nancy Burton, NancyBurtonCT@aol.com Gina McCarthy is being talked about as a possible successor to Lisa Jackson, who announced her intention to resign as U.S. Environmental Protection Agency administrator on December 27, 2012. (See The Wall Street Journal, “The Next Lisa Jackson,” http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324669104578206011318198152.html.) Jackson will exit the post in January.[…]
Read MoreSince 1970, the Millstone N uclear Power Station has continuously pumped a hot water plume of billions of gallons of water per day into the Long Island Sound through its once-through cooling system. For the past decade, the Connecticut Coalition Against Millstone has advocated for Millstone’s conversion to a closed cooling system which would not[…]
Read MoreKATIE THE GOAT – NUCLEAR WHISTLEBLOWER SUCCUMBS TO CANCER Katie the Goat, whose milk contained high levels of radioactivity when she lived near the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant in Connecticut and who was stricken with inoperable cancer, died on Sunday, August 12, 2012, at her Redding, Connecticut home. Katie became a news media celebrity, participating[…]
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