Fukushima on the Hudson: Indian Point - Thursday Meeting Info

FUKUSHIMA on the HUDSON
(The Only Safe Nuclear Reactor is 93,000,000 Miles Away)

June 23rd, 2011, Thursday
7:00 PM

All Saints' Episcopal Church

43-12 46 St. - Sunnyside

Directions:  #7 local train to 46 Street/Bliss Street -

Walk 1/2 block North to Church

You will learn about the Indian Point nuclear power plant.

on the Hudson River a few miles North of New York City

 

• the health effects, especially cancer, of both an accident and the daily routine releases of radiation
• the near-by earthquake faults and what they might do to the plant
• the vulnerability of the plant to terrorists
• the connection between nuclear power and climate change
• evacuation plans (I like the new definition I heard at the June 2 NRC hearing: "Permanent Re-location)
• environmental justice issues from mining to radioactive releases
• the horrible economics of nuclear power, both in terms of insurance and financing
• what thermal pollution is and how much water Indian Point uses
• other electricity sources that are available now

Speaker:  Ken Gale, author of Chernobyl-on-the-Hudson and host & producer of Eco-Logic, one of WBAI-FM's two environmental shows

Sponsors: 
        
           Sunnyside Woodside Peace

           West Queens Greens

           West Queens Independent Democratic Club
           Veterans for Peace

           Shut Down Indian Point Now