Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant
Southern Nuclear Company of Georgia
Burke County, GA
Southern Nuclear Company of Georgia wants to build additional
nuclear power plants near Waynesboro, GA. This would increase the
negative health impacts on nearby residents and increase the cost
of electric power.
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BREDL's Comments on Draft EIS for Vogtle Nuclear Power
Plant - Dec. 28, 2007: Major problems we identified in the
Plant Vogtle draft Environmental Impact Statement:
1) It dismisses the mounting evidence of negative impacts on the
health of people living around nuclear plants;
2) The assessment of radiological releases to the public is
fatally flawed; and
3) Radionuclide emissions data indicates harm to public.
The public record contains evidence that Vogtle has not and will
not meet the requirements under federal law 10 CFR § 100.21
(c)(1). Test results for Vogtle indicate the existing nuclear
power plant is the source of a variety of radionuclides which
contaminate sediment, river water, fish and drinking water. There
is an increase in negative health impacts in proximity to and
contemporaneous with Plant Vogtle operations. Southern Nuclear
Operating Company seeks to add two new nuclear reactors to the
two already in operation at its Plant Vogtle power station near
Waynesboro, Georgia. The company submitted an application for an
early site permit in 2006.
View BREDL's
Comments
PUBLIC HEALTH RISK OF NEW VOGTLE
REACTORS
June 20, 2007: The data presented in this report detail the increases in
environmental radioactivity and local rises in cancer
rates since the Vogtle reactors began operating. The
parallel between these two trends is to be taken
seriously, as radioactive fission products are
carcinogenic, and are especially toxic to the young. The
addition of two new reactors at Vogtle would double the
capacity of the plant and presumable double the
radioactive emissions. Assuming there is no major
reduction in health risk to the local population –
such as an influx of new medical services or a large
reduction in poverty – the local population will be
at increased risk of cancer, based on the findings in
this report.
Report: Health
Risks of New Reactors at Vogtle, June 2007
Vogtle
- child cancer mortality change
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Bio: Joseph J.
Mangano, MPH, MBA, is Director, Secretary, and
the National Coordinator of the Radiation and Public
Health Project.
Mr. Mangano is a public health administrator and
researcher who has studied the connection between
low-dose radiation exposure and subsequent risk of
diseases such as cancer and damage to newborns. He has
published numerous articles and letters in medical and
other journals in addition to his book Low Level
Radiation and Immune System Disorders: An Atomic Era
Legacy which examines the connection between radiation
exposure and widespread health problems.
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October 31, 2006: Help Stop Nuclear Power in Georgia -
Southern Nuclear Company of Georgia wants to build additional
nuclear power plants near Waynesboro. This would increase the
negative health impacts on nearby residents and increase the cost
of electric power. The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League is
joining with other groups who oppose this expansion. Will you
help us?
(Declaration of Standing
Deadline was December 8, 2006)
How you
can help | 40 mile radius map (1MB)
Declaration
of Standing
Legal
Declaration/Standing Q&A Fact Sheet
March 16, 2006: Nuclear
Power Licensing Factsheet - One-Step Licensing of
Nuclear Plants Short-circuits Safety
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