WESTCHESTER COUNTY PASSES RESOLUTION AGAINST DUMPING OF RADIOACTIVE WATER IN HUDSON

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Westchester County Unanimously Passes Resolution Against Dumping Radioactive Water in the Hudson River | Food & Water Watch

Mar 7, 2023

For Immediate Release

White Plains, NY – Last night, the Westchester Board of Legislators unanimously voted in favor of a resolution opposing the dumping of radioactive wastewater into the Hudson River. The County is the first municipality in New York to oppose Holtec International’s proposal; additional resolutions are expected throughout the Hudson River watershed.

Holtec International, the company in charge of decommissioning the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, wants to dump one million gallons of toxic wastewater from the plant’s spent fuel pools into the Hudson River. The company’s waste has several contaminants including tritium, a radioactive isotope that can lead to cancer when inhaled, ingested or absorbed through the skin in large quantities.

READ MORE AT https://www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2023/03/07/westchester-county-unanimously-passes-resolution-against-dumping-radioactive-water-in-the-hudson-river/