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Elected Officials Must Take Action To Protect Us From Limerick’s Harms Or Be Voted Out of Office

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 ELECTED OFFICIALS MUST TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT US FROM LIMERICK

NUCLEAR PLANT THREATS OR BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE

WE ARE AT A CROSSROAD!  AT STAKE:
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS

 

  • Limerick Is Destroying Vital Drinking Water Resources
  • Limerick’s Radioactive Air Releases Add To Cancer And Other Health Risks
  • Limerick Systems Are Rapidly Aging, Corroding, and Increasingly Dangerous
  • There Is No Safe Solution For Limerick’s Deadly Radioactive Wastes
  • There Is No Safe Way To Evacuate Our Densely Populated Region If Limerick Has A Major Radiation Accident or Meltdown
  • Meltdown Risks Are Increasing!  Millions Could Lose Everything!  That Can Be Avoided If Limerick Closes Now. 

    ACE REPEATEDLY INFORMED ELECTED OFFICIALS

  1. In 2011, your officials failed to speak on the Limerick Relicensing public hearing record
  2. In 2012, your officials failed to speak on the public hearing record to protect our drinking water
  3. In 2013, your officials failed to speak on the record about Limerick’s environmental impacts

    ELECTED OFFICIALS’ SILENCE IS UNACCEPTABLE:

  • SILENCE ALLOWS THREATS AND HARMS TO INCREASE
  • SILENCE CONDONES NRC REGULATORY NEGLIGENCE
  • SILENCE PROTECTS EXELON PROFITS AT OUR EXPENSE

    ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO DON’T SPEAK UP NOW

    SHOULD BE VOTED OUT OF OFFICE!

    TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS,

    LIMERICK NUCLEAR PLANT MUST CLOSE NOW:

  • Stop Limerick’s Radiation Releases Into Our Air and Water
  • Stop Depletion and Overheating of the Schuylkill River, The Vital Drinking Water Resource For Almost 2 Million People, Pottstown to Philadelphia
  • Stop Deadly Radioactive Waste Production. There Is NO SAFE SOLUTION!
  • Reduce Need to Evacuate.  We Can’t Evacuate Safely!
  • Reduce Meltdown Threats That Could Render The Entire Philadelphia Region Uninhabitable.  Millions Could Lose Everything They Own

    ELECTED OFFICIALS’ VOICES MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE!

    NUCLEAR PLANTS ARE CLOSING WHERE ELECTED OFFICIALS SPEAK UP

  • Nuclear Plants In California and Vermont Are Closing, In Large Part Because Their Elected Officials, Including State and U.S. Senators, As Well As Governors Spoke Out Against Risks And Harms To The Public From Their Nuclear Plants
  • In New York, Officials, Including Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Senators Have Pushed For Closure Of Indian Point, Citing Its Location Near A Major Population Center
  • Only U.S. Senator Bob Casey Expressed Public Concern About Evacuation Feasibility 

    YOUR VOICE AND VOTE ARE NEEDED 

    TELL FAMILY, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS WHAT IS AT RISK

    FOR DETAILS ON LIMERICK NUCLEAR PLANT’S THREATS AND HARMS

    WWW.ACEREPORT.ORG

  • TELL LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS YOU PLAN TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE IN THE VOTING BOOTH FOR THEIR FAILURE TO SPEAK UP TO PROTECT YOUR FUTURE.

DECADES AGO ELECTED OFFICIALS FAILED TO SPEAK UP

NOW WE FACE LIMERICK’S UNPRECEDENTED THREATS AND HARMS

 

PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZED!

Limerick Nuclear Plant’s Devastating Assault On The Schuylkill River Is Slowly Destroying This Vital Drinking Water Resource For Almost Two Million People From Pottstown to Philadelphia. 

  • Elected Officials Knew Before Limerick Was Licensed That The Schuylkill River Could Not Sustain Limerick Nuclear Plant operations. They Also Knew Limerick Would Radiate and Overheat The River, Jeopardizing Public Health and The Ecosystem.
  • ELECTED OFFICIALS FAILED TO SPEAK UP IN THE 1970S AND 1980S TO STOP AVOIDABLE DESTRUCTION OF THIS VITAL PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY.
  • By 1999 The River Reached Record Low Flows. Limerick’s Cooling Tower Depletion Was A Major Factor.  By 2003, Exelon Asked To  Reduce and Eliminate Requirements In Place To Protect The River Water and to  Pump Massive Amounts of Toxic Unfiltered Mine Waster Into The River To Supplement The Flow To Operate Limerick.
  • AT THE 2012 PUBLIC HEARING, ONLY ONE LOCAL OFFICIAL, MICHAEL MOYER, OPPOSED LIMERICK’S UNPRECEDENTED THREATS AND HARMS TO PUBLIC DRINKING WATER.RADIOACTIVE WASTES THREATEN UNTHINKABLE DISASTER
  • There Is NO SAFE SOLUTION.
  • Transporting It Offsite Is Too Dangerous Due To Accidents and Terrorist Attacks
  • Storing It In Limerick’s Corroded and Thinning Fuel Pools Makes It Vulnerable To Devastating Meltdowns From Accidents or Terrorist Attacks 
  • The Only Solution – STOP MAKING IT. 
  • Until That Happens, We Must Store Existing Wastes On Site SAFER – In Above Ground Casks
  • ACE Repeatedly Informed Elected Officials About Extreme Threats We Face From Limerick’s Radioactive Waste Storage and Transport.   ACE Also Repeatedly Requested Officials To Comment to NRC In Support Of Recommended Actions For NRC’s Radioactive Waste Study
  • NOT ONE ELECTED OFFICIAL TOOK  ACTION TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC’S HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS RELATED TO LIMERICK’S LETHAL HIGH-LEVEL RADCIOACTIVE WASTES.SAFE  EVACUATION NOT POSSIBLE!
  • In 1980, Before Limerick’s Construction, NRC Admitted The Region Within 30 Miles Of Limerick Had Double The Population That Could Be Evacuated Safely. 
  • IN 1980 ELECTED OFFICIALS REMAINED SILENT AND ALLOWED  LIMERICK NUCLEAR PLANT CONSTRUCTION TO CONTINUE.
  • At The Same Time, In The 1980s, Based On Population Density and Impossible Safe Evacuation, New York Elected Officials Opposed Shoreham Nuclear Plant
  • NEW YORK OFFICIALS OPPOSED SHOREHAM NUCLEAR PLANT BASED ON INABILITY TO EVACUATE SAFELY.  SHOREHAM WAS CLOSED.
  • By 2010, Population Density Around Limerick Nuclear Plant Skyrocketed Over 4 Times Higher Than Could Evacuate Safely.
  • OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS STILL REMAIN SILENT ABOUT OUR INABILITY TO SAFELY EVACUATE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF U.S. SENATOR BOB CASEY. 
  • Only Michael Moyer, an East Coventry Supervisor, had the courage and integrity to speak out on  behalf of public interests at the public hearing to relicense Limerick Nuclear Plant.LIMERICK’S RADIOACTIVE RELEASES INCREASE CANCER RATES, INFANT MORTALITY, AND OTHER DISEASES AND DISABILITIES. 

    HEALTH THREATS WILL CONTINUE AND INCREASE AS LONG AS LIMERICK OPERATES

  • Since 1985 Limerick released unknown amounts of radiation into our air, water, soil, food, milk, fish and bodies.  
  • Evidence of harm is clear.  Skyrocketing cancers have been documented since Limerick started operating, especially in children.  Infant and neonatal mortality rates became far higher than the state average, and even higher than Philadelphia and Reading.
  • The best way to reduce cancer rates and other health problems is to close Limerick to reduce radioactive releases into our air and water.
  • NOT ONE STATE OR FEDERAL OFFICIAL ATTENDED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ASK NRC NOT TO RELICENSE LIMERICK, MUCH LESS TO CLOSE IT NOW TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS.  SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUES ARE BEING IGNORED BY ELECTED OFFICIALS
  • Earthquake Faults – Under Limerick site.  4 others within 17 Miles
  • Reactors May Not Be Able To Shut Down To Prevent Meltdowns
  • Limerick Follows Lax Fire Safety Regulations
  • Substandard Cement in Reactors and Fuel Pools
  • Fuel Pools Corroding and Thinning At Rates 10 Times Faster Than Anticipated
  • Fuel Rods Taken From Pools Years Before Sufficient Cooling Tim

    CALL  OR  E-MAIL

    ELECTED OFFICIALS TODAY

    URGE THEM TO SPEAK OUT

    TO CLOSE LIMERICK NUCLEAR PLANT

    TO PROTECT

    YOUR HEALTH, SAFETY, AND FINANCIAL INTERESTS

     

    Contact as many elected officials as possible! 

    The list below does not include all elected officials who represent residents impacted by Limerick Nuclear Plant operations, but it is important for you to contact any elected official with constituents within 50 miles of Limerick Nuclear Plant.

    Governor Tom Corbett  (R)

    225 Main Capitol Building
    Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120

    Phone: (717) 787-2500     Fax: (717) 772-8284

    governor@state.pa.us

    High Street, Suite 100
    U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R)
    8 Penn Center
    1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 1702
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Phone: (215) 241-1090    Fax: (215) 241-1095

    mitch_vidovich@toomey.senate.gov   

     

    U.S. Senator Bob Casey  (D)

    2000 Market Street, Suite 1870
    Philadelphia, PA 19103

    Phone: (215) 405-9660  Fax: (215) 405-9669

    kurt_imhof@casey.senate.gov    

  • U. S. Congressman James Gerlach  (R)580 Main Street, Suite 4

    Trappe, PA 19246

    Phone   (610) 409-2780     Fax (610) 409-7988

    scott.savett@mail.house.gov

    U.S. Congressman Charles W. Dent  (R) PA-15

    701 W. Broad Street, Suite 200

    Bethlehem, PA   18018

    Phone (610) 861-9734            Fax (610) 861-9308   

    vincent.odomski@mail.house.gov

     

    U.S. Congressman Pat Meehan   (R)

    940 Sproul Road
    Springfield, PA 19064

    Phone: (610) 690-7323     Fax: (610) 690-7329

    Andrew.Colket@mail.house.gov 

    U. S. Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz  (D) PA-13

    Montgomery County Office
    706 West Avenue
    Jenkintown, PA 19046

    Phone–215/517-6572        Fax–215/517-6575

    Michelle.Espinal@mail.house.gov

     

    PA Senator John Rafferty  (R) – Montgomery County

    Montgomery County Office
    3818 Germantown Pike, Suite B
    Collegeville, PA 19426

    Ph: 610-831-8830       FAX: 610-831-8837
    jrafferty@pasen.gov

    jmunera@pasen.gov 

    PA Senator Andrew E. Dinniman  (D)– Chester County

    One North Church Street
    West Chester, PA 19380

    (610) 692-2112           Fax  (610) 436-1721

    andydinniman@pasenate.com

    MINDARS@pasenate.com

     

    PA Senator Judith Schwank(D)   Berks County

    1940 North 13th Street
    Suite 232
    Reading, PA 19604

    (610) 929-2151   FAX: (610) 929-2576

    Jschwank@pasenate.com 

    PA Senator David G. Argall  (R)   Schuylkill County

    One West Centre Street
    Mahanoy City, PA 17948

    (570) 773-0891

    Dargall@pasen.gov

     

    PA Representative Tim Hennessey  (R)

    Old Elverson Train Station
    P.O. Box 255
    Elverson, PA 19520

    Phone: 610-286-9194               Fax: 610-286-1922
    thenness@pahousegop.com

    PA Representative Mike Vereb  (R)

    3950 Germantown Pike. Suite 101
    Collegeville, PA 19426

    Phone: (610) 409-2615      Fax: (610) 409-2619

    mvereb@pahousegop.com

     

    PA Representative Mark Painter (D)

    600 Heritage Drive, Suite 102

    Sanatoga, PA  19464

    Phone (610) 326-9563   Fax (610) 718-5787

    mpainter@pahouse.net  

  • PA Representative Becky Corbin (R) 315 Gordon Drive
    Exton, PA, 19341
    Phone: (610) 524-5595           Fax: (610) 524-5667

    bcorbin@pahousegop.com

ACE Video Blog 2 on Calls for Immediate Notification and Expanded Evacuation and Ingestion Pathway Zones

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 ACE Report Blog Series

Alliance For A Clean Environment  www.acereport.org

Minimizing Chaos and Reducing Radiation Exposure By Improving Limerick

Nuclear Plant’s Flawed And Inadequate Emergency and Evacuation Plans.

Part #2    January 2013

Calls For Immediate Notification and Expanded Evacuation and Ingestion Pathway Zones

Many expressed concerns and are calling for more precautionary emergency and evacuation planning, including the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC), the Union of Concerned Scientists, Senator Bob Casey (D-PA),  Associated Press Investigative Report, Pottstown Mercury, The Alliance For A Clean Environment (ACE), and many residents living around Limerick Nuclear Power Plant.

National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed an appeal in 2011, related to Limerick Nuclear Plant’s Outdated Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives, Including Assessing Consequences of a Limerick Accident or Terrorist Attack.

NRDC won in the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia.

Due to Limerick’s location, the potential impact of a severe accident would be far greater than at most other U.S. nuclear plants (NRDC research).  Over 8 million people live within 50 miles of Limerick, the radius NRC told Americans to evacuate in Japan during the Fukushima accident.   There are 1,914 Public Schools and 176 Hospitals within 50 miles.  (See NRDC Plume Map www.nrdc.org)

Evacuation planning for health risks from radiation exposure are being ignored, even though up to 1.4 million additional people now living downwind in the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Newark metropolitan area need to be addressed also.

In spite of the court ruling, NRC is refusing to consider increased population and health risks associated with a Limerick Nuclear Plant accident / meltdown.

NRC displayed a grotesque dereliction of duty when they joined Exelon in appealing the court’s decision.

During the hearing NRC made no pretense of being a neutral arbitrator, much less the public’s advocate and protector.

NRDC’s director of the nuclear program said, “After Fukushima, it seems just plain nutty not to require a new study.  It’s hard to believe that after the severity of the Fukushima disaster, involving BWR reactors similar to Limerick’s, that Exelon and NRC blithely maintain they have no reason to take another look at Limerick’s Severe Accident Mitigation Analysis.”

The Union of Concerned Scientists senior scientist said, “…they have not taken into account the issues associated with uncontrolled population growth very close to [nuclear] plants.”   (ABC news 6-27-11)

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) urged immediate review  of Nuclear Evacuation Zones in a March 2012 letter to NRC.  Senator Casey Said,  “My Constituents Are Deeply Concerned About The Emergency Evacuation Plans. They deserve to know that all aspects of our preparedness plans have been re-evaluated in the wake of the disaster in Japan.  One year after Japan’s disaster, it is time that millions of Pennsylvanians living in close proximity to nuclear power plants know that unique characteristics of each plant are taken into account in the development of evacuation plans.”  Population densities and transportation infrastructure changed since these plants were first built.  Such changes must affect how NRC determines appropriate evacuation distances.

The Associated Press 2011 Investigative Report (PART III by Jeff Donn) “Populations Around US Nuke Plants Soar” has direct implications for Limerick Nuclear Plant Evacuation Plans.  (See entire summary in ACE Blog at www.acereport.org).  Highlights below:

Despite all that happened since nuclear plant radiation accidents at TMI, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, evacuation zones have remained frozen at a 10-mile radius since 1978.

Increased dangers and mounting risks have NOT resulted in more protective preparations.

AP reported that NRC, working with the nuclear industry, repeatedly weakened or failed to enforce safety standards.

1998 federal regulations show low-population areas were “preferred” for siting nuclear plants to limit exposure to radiation accidents as part of accident safeguards.

Limerick, about 21 miles from Philadelphia, was not a low-density population area in the 1970s and population has increased dramatically since then.   

Radiation releases happen within the first 1/2 hour of an accident, a fact acknowledged by NRC and FEMA.

NRC has allowed profits to outweigh public health and safety.  

NRC minimizes and rubber stamps evacuation plans, even though they are symbolic, rather than functional, just to keep nuclear plants operating.

NRC is playing with numbers to minimize presumed impacts of accidents.  

Partial drills every two years, with limited accountability for effectiveness, is woefully inadequate.

If NRC required meaningful standards for evacuation emergency plans, there would be no nuclear power plants in populated areas.   Population booms near nuclear reactor sites like Limerick minimally call for stronger evacuation standards, but little has been done.  Compliance with comprehensive evacuation plans based on current demographics would necessitate closing nuclear plants in densely populated regions like Limerick.

Pottstown Mercury Articles and Editorials Identify Concerns Related To Limerick Nuclear Plant Emergency Planning and Evacuation  http://www.pottsmec.com

“Population Soars Near Limerick Plant”  Big population spike causes headache for any emergency plans.  6-27-11

“Casey Not Sure 10-Mile Evacuation Zone Around Nuclear Plants Is Enough”

“License Review Should Consider Evacuation Plan”  7-3-11

“…I’m Not Saying It Doesn’t Look Absurd, But Have You Looked At The Evacuation Plan?” Cartoon 

“Casey Urges Immediate Review of Nuclear Evacuation Zones”  3-12

“Nuke Plan Evacuation Plans Need to be Realistic”  Editorial 3-20-12

“Limerick Nuke Evacuation Plans Need An Update”   3-20-12

“GAO Examines Limerick Nuke Plant’s Evacuation Plan, In Response to Senator Bob Casey’s Request for a Study of Evacuation Plans”  Limerick is 1 of only 4 of the nation’s nuclear plants profiled examining disaster evacuation plans.   7-18-12

“Limerick Nuclear Evacuation Study Must Eye Growth” Editorial 7-26-12

The long list of those concerned validates risks and cause for action.

ACE Calls On All Citizens and Elected Officials To Speak Out For Immediate Notification And Expanded Evacuation and Ingestion Pathway Zones.

ACE Video Blog 1 on Limerick Nuclear Plant’s Flawed and Inadequate Emergency and Evacuation Plans

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 ACE Report Blog Series

Alliance For A Clean Environment  www.acereport.org

Minimizing Chaos and Reducing Radiation Exposure By Improving Limerick

Nuclear Plant’s Fatally Flawed And Inadequate Emergency and Evacuation Plans.

 

Part #1    January 2013

In 2012, NRC Pared Down Emergency and Evacuation Plans

Problem:  After Documented Evidence Of Widespread Radiation Harms From Fukushima, In 2012, NRC Negligently Pared Down Emergency and Evacuation Plans For Limerick and Other Nuclear Plants.

Widespread Radiation Contamination Far Beyond The Evacuation Zone And Devastating Consequences In Japan Make It Clear That Limerick’s Current Evacuation Zone Must Be Expanded and Emergency Plans Must Be Improved, NOT Pared Down.

During Fukushima 2011 meltdowns, NRC called for a 50-mile evacuation zone for U.S. citizens in Japan.  ACE immediately urged NRC to expand Limerick Nuclear Plant’s evacuation zone from 10 miles to 50 miles to better protect people living in our region.

NRC overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, however NRC pared down emergency rules and evacuation plans, further jeopardizing the public and baffling many emergency responders and citizens across the nation.

Instead Of Attempting To Minimize Chaos And Reduce Radiation Exposure Through Better Emergency Planning and Drills For A Radioactive Accident / Meltdown:

1)       NRC Deceived The Public

2)       NRC Denied Radiation Risks and Harms

3)       NRC Weakened Emergency Rules

4)       NRC Failed To Expand Emergency Zones

NRC’s New Rules Make No Sense.  Despite Devastating Lessons After Chernobyl and Fukushima: 

1)       NRC Requires FEWER Exercises for Major Radiation Accidents

2)       NRC Recommends FEWER People Evacuate Right Away

3)       NRC Allows Emergency Drills To Be Run Without Practicing for Radiation Releases

Many responders view NRC’s new rules as downright bizarre.

NRC Attempted To Hide New Pared Down Emergency Plans and Drills  From The Public. 

1)       NRC Announced Revisions December 23, 2011, at the Peak of the Holiday Season.

2)       NRC and FEMA 12/11 and 1/12 Web Archives show NO news releases on evacuation plan changes, so most people were unaware safeguards have been minimized and eliminated.

3)       May 2012, the public had the first full disclosure on NRC’s Pared Down Emergency Rules, through an Associated Press Investigative Report by Jeff Donn, titled, “Evacuation Plans, Emergency Drills Pared Down Near Nuke Plants”  (In Mercury 5/20/12 –  http://www.pottsmerc.com)

NRC went to extraordinary lengths to deceive the public about radiation exposure revealing just how little NRC cares about people like us who live in the region of a nuclear power plant.   News Articles Also Reveal That NRC:

1)       Failed to Pursue Emergency Planning Related to Decision-Making, Radiation Monitoring, and Public Education.

2)       Failed to Address Prolonged Station Blackout Conditions.

3)       Failed to Address A Multi-Unit Event, Such As Simultaneous Meltdowns In Limerick’s Two Reactors and Two Fuel Pools.

4)       Preparedness Focus Should Have Shifted To Dealing With Meltdowns Along With Natural and Severe Weather Events, Such As Earthquakes.

 

Why Did NRC Make New Emergency / Evacuation Rules Less Protective?

ü  NRC is valuing Exelon’s profits over public health and safety.   

From The Beginning, (In 1980), PECO, Limerick’s Original Owner, Attempted To Avoid Costs Associated With Evacuation Plans For Limerick Nuclear Plant

1980 Mercury News Article Reported – May 28, 1980

LIMERICK HEARINGS – PE Official Said,  “EVACUATION PLAN IS UNNECESSARY”  

 NRC has long been aware original evacuation plans were deficient. 

August 3, 1983, GAO said, “Nuclear Evacuation Plans Are Deficient” 

 Collusion in Japan reveals that  values which place money before life and health can lead to unnecessary and devastating consequences.  

ü  A 7-12 independent report said the Fukushima disaster was man-made and caused largely as a result of collusive efforts by the government, regulators and TEPCO to avoid developing and implementing basic safety requirements.

ü  It said failure to implement adequate measures to protect against nuclear accidents and poor planning by governments led to confusion over evacuation.  

For more evidence of NRC’s Negligent Decisions, see list of news articles on NRC.

New Pared-Down NRC Nuclear Rules For Evacuation Are Neither Protective Nor Acceptable.  We Must Work to Change Them BEFORE Meltdowns Happens At Limerick Nuclear Plant. 

  1. To Reduce Radiation Exposure, Fukushima Shows Us Immediate Notification Is Imperative, Limerick’s Evacuation Zone Should Be Expanded From 10 to 50 Miles, and the Ingestion Pathway Zone Expanded From 50 to 100 Miles. 
  2. ACE Is Starting A Campaign For Citizens and Elected Officials To Join Forces Now To Demand Better Protection For Millions In The Greater Philadelphia Region.   An ACE You-Tube and Blog Series Will Summarize Issues and Actions Needed.

 

 

 

 

Contact Information for Elected Officials

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CONTACT ELECTED OFFICIALS TODAY!

To Protect Our Water and Health
Before October 27, 2012
Elected Officials Must Tell DEP And DRBC
To Make Changes To Limerick Nuclear Plant’s
DRAFT Permits For Water Use and Pollution

Current DRAFT Permits Will Increase Unprecedented Threats and Harms To Water Resources Across Parts of Six PA Counties, from Schuylkill to Philadelphia.
­ Now is the time elected officials must speak up to protect their constituents’ rights to safe water and a healthier future.
­ Remind Elected Officials Limerick Operations Have Major Harmful Impacts on Water and Health for Almost Two Million People Pottstown to Philadelphia
­ Those who remain in denial and refuse to speak up to protect our water and health are clearly not on our side. They are protecting Exelon’s profits.

Ask elected officials to tell DEP and DRBC they support changes recommended by ACE for Limerick Nuclear Plant’s DRAFT water permits.
­ See list of changes below. MOST IMPORTANT! Exelon must filter Limerick Nuclear Plant’s radioactive discharges and mine pit water pumping into the Schuylkill River, or Limerick Nuclear Plant’s water use and pollution permits should be revoked and Limerick should close.
­ See ACE Report on The PCTV Network website: www.thepctvnetwork.com

http://pctvnetwork.yolasite.com/the-ace-report.php

Governor Tom Corbett (R)
225 Main Capitol Building
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120
Phone: (717) 787-2500 Fax: (717) 772-8284
governor@state.pa.us

Tom Corbett has the greatest responsibility in the outcome of Limerick’s permits. Corbett is a major player in DRBC hierarchy and appoints the head of the PA DEP, who determines DEP’s policy. Corbett appointed a former Exelon attorney to head up PA DEP. This is a clear conflict of interest that can have long-term harmful impacts on our water and health. Tell Corbett to protect us, not Exelon’s profits.

PA Senator John Rafferty (R) – Montgomery County
Montgomery County Office
3818 Germantown Pike, Suite B
Collegeville, PA 19426
Ph: 610-831-8830 FAX: 610-831-8837
jrafferty@pasen.gov

PA Senator Andrew E. Dinniman (D)– Chester County
One North Church Street
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 692-2112 Fax (610) 436-1721
andydinniman@pasenate.com

PA Representative Tom Quigley (R)
963 E. High Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
Phone (610) 326-9563 Fax (610) 718-5787
Tquigley@pahousegop.com

PA Representative Tim Hennessey (R)
Old Elverson Train Station
P.O. Box 255
Elverson, PA 19520
Phone: 610-286-9194 Fax: 610-286-1922
thenness@pahousegop.com

PA Representative Mike Vereb (R)
3950 Germantown Pike
Suite 101
Collegeville, PA 19426
Phone: (610) 409-2615 Fax: (610) 409-2619
mvereb@pahousegop.com

U. S. Congressman James Gerlach (R)
580 Main Street, Suite 4
Trappe, PA 19246
Phone (610) 409-2780 Fax (610) 409-7988
scott.savett@mail.house.gov

U.S. Congressman Charles W. Dent (R) PA-15
701 W. Broad Street, Suite 200
Bethlehem, PA 18018
Phone (610) 861-9734 Fax (610) 861-9308
vincent.odomski@mail.house.gov

U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D)
2000 Market Street, Suite 1870
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 405-9660 Fax: (215) 405-9669
senator@casey.senate.gov

U.S. Senator Pat Toomey (R)
8 Penn Center
1628 John F. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 1702
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 241-1090 Fax: (215) 241-1095
Raisa_Griffith@toomey.senate.gov

Recently Contacted By ACE On Specific Berks and Schuylkill County water threats:

PA Senator Judith Schwank (D) Berks County
1940 North 13th Street
Suite 232
Reading, PA 19604
(610) 929-2151 FAX: (610) 929-2576
Jschwank@pasenate.com

PA Senator David G. Argall (R) Schuylkill County
One West Centre Street
Mahanoy City, PA 17948
(570) 773-0891
Dargall@pasen.gov

Other officials:

PA Representative Curt Schroder (R)
315 Gordon Drive
Exton, PA, 19341
Phone: (610) 524-5595 Fax: (610) 524-5667

U.S. Congressman Pat Meehan (R)
940 Sproul Road
Springfield, PA 19064
Phone: (610) 690-7323 Fax: (610) 690-7329
Jourdan.Frain@mail.house.gov

U. S. Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D) PA-13
Montgomery County Office
706 West Avenue
Jenkintown, PA 19046
phone–215/517-6572 Fax: (215) 517-6575
Mark.Castillo1@mail.house.gov

Local Municipalities Are Most Impacted
Local Elected Officials Should Also Be Contacted To Speak Up to Protect the Water and Health of Their Constituents, Especially Those Getting Water From the Schuylkill River.
 It’s Time To Value Our Water and Health More Than Exelon’s Contributions That Pale By Comparison To Public Costs for Consequences of Limerick’s Operations.

Most Important Local Officials To Contact
(If You Cannot Find Contact Information E-mail ACE)
Pottstown
West and Upper Pottsgroves
Lower Pottsgrove
North Coventry
East Coventry
Royersford
Spring City
East Vincent
Phoenixville
Collegeville
Perkiomenville
Upper Providence
Norristown
All Other Municipalities Down to and including Philadelphia

DEP and DRBC Will Accept Written Comments
On Limerick Nuclear Plant’s Water Use And Discharges

DEADLINE – OCTOBER 27, 2012 5:00 P.M.

IT’S OUR RIVER AND DRINKING WATER
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
Both agencies are reducing Exelon’s accountability for Limerick Nuclear Plant’s pollution discharges, the worst threat to the Schuylkill River.

These permits look like they were written by Exelon with loopholes, exemptions, elimination of long-standing restrictions, and even less regulation.

Despite evidence of unprecedented threats and harm, these permits fail to reduce risks. Neither permit can, or will, protect vital public water resources and public health. Changes must be made.

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#1 PA DEP – DRAFT NPDES PERMIT NO: PA0051926

PA DEP
Attention Jenifer Fields
Southeast Regional Office, Water Management,
2 E. Main Street, Norristown, PA 19401
Fax to (484) 250-5971 Via Email to jefields@pa.gov

Changes Needed to DEP’s DRAFT NPDES Permit No. PA0051926 Include:

1. Remove the EXEMPTION for Total Dissolved Solids from Outfall 001, which transport radiation and cooling tower toxics into the river

2. Instead of EXEMPTION from Clean Water Laws, require Exelon to FILTER TDS from Outfall 001 with reverse osmosis or CLOSE Limerick

3. Require strict enforcement and meaningful penalties for all Safe Drinking Water violations

4. Require independent, comprehensive testing

5. Require Exelon to maintain all records permanently, not just 3 years.

6. Require IMMEDIATE PUBLIC NOTIFICATION of radioactive spills

#2 DRBC – DRAFT Docket No. D-1969-210 CP-13

DRBC
P.O. Box 7360
Attention: DRBC Secretary
West Trenton, NJ 08628-0360
Fax To (609) 883-9522 Via email to Paula.Schmitt@drbc.state.nj.us

Changes Needed To DRBC’s DRAFT Docket D-1969-210 CP-13 Include:

1. Eliminate unrestricted use, or ‘eminent domain’, of our water for Limerick

2. Do NOT allow 2 million gallons more PER DAY for Limerick’s cooling towers

3. Stop mine water pumping Into the Schuylkill, OR require Exelon to filter

4. Require Limerick to shut down when river temperatures exceed the 87 degree limit

5. Require unannounced independent testing for flow, temperature, and all discharges

6. Require public notice and input for all future Exelon requested water use for Limerick

7. Require an independent mediator, NOT the DRBC Director, to hear and adjudicate all water related claims against Limerick and Exelon