Seabrook Gets Sued: Avangrid Sues NextEra Just before the Thanksgiving holiday, news broke that Seabrook’s owner NextEra is being sued by power grid competitor – and Gulf of Maine offshore wind lease holder – Avangrid. Seems they got fed up … Read More
Anyone who lives or works within 10 miles of a nuclear power plant should have potassium iodide in their first aid kit. Potassium iodide (KI) is essential to protect the thyroid gland from absorbing the radioactive Iodine released into the environment … Read More
Thanks to the great work of our allies at C-10, the growing Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) problem threatening the integrity of the Seabrook plant’s concrete foundations is getting some well-deserved media attention. A recent negative citation from NRC inspectors for inadequate … Read More
From our neighbors to the north, proposals in maritime Canada to build the hoped for “next generation” of nuclear power – small modular reactors, or SMRs – are receiving strong criticism, not only from environmentalists but also a US nuclear … Read More
On March 12, 2019, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission extended the operating license for Seabrook Station through 2050. This decision was made amid the ongoing legal intervention and yet-to-be-scheduled formal public hearing on the ASR issue (by our allies … Read More
(updated with video footage on February 24, 2019) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission held a meeting to discuss the status and solicit public input on the degrading concrete structures in the Seabrook Nuclear Plant. This hastily-convened public meeting (as a result … Read More
A step towards independent, off-site, real-time Radiological Monitoring! On February 7, 2019, testimony was heard before the Health & Human Services Committee to discuss SENATE BILL 181-FN, an act requiring monitoring of certain radioactive air pollutants near the Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant. … Read More
Hampton Falls is the first New Hampshire community (joining many in Massachusetts) to request a new hearing on the 30-year-old evacuation plan for Seabrook. Hampton Falls Selectmen are calling for a public meeting with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on evacuation … Read More