Energy Northwest (formerly WPPSS) runs the region's sole commercial nuclear reactor, located along the Columbia River on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Energy Northwest is owned and run by Washington's publicly owned utilities, e.g., Seattle City Light, Snohomish PUD, Clark PUD, Tacoma City Light... In recent months, the reactor had numerous safety violations. As the Seattle Times reported (March, 2011), Energy Northwest officials have been moving to be the first commercial reactor in the US to use the same highly dangerous Plutonium fuel which increased radiation releases from Fukushima Reactor 3 – without public disclosure of risks or costs. Seattle has not objected to use of Plutonium fuel, and supported relicensing the reactor to run 20 more years until the year 2043 – without any public discussion in Seattle.
We urge you to direct Seattle City Light to use our vote on the Energy Northwest Board of Directors to:
• Formally oppose use of Plutonium fuel and vote to withdraw Energy Northwest's relicensing application to operate the reactor from 2023 until 2043.
• Assert public control of our region's power and use the next ten years before the plant's current license expires to plan to replace the power with clean, safe renewable power and conservation!
• Pull the plug on the very dangerous scheme to use Plutonium fuel for the commercial reactor... fully disclose all records on costs spent and budgets for this scheme; and, have a public hearing on the reactor license in Seattle.
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam when I first typed it up on my laptop during a total fit of frustration. It is wild to see so many people actually staring down the reality of what might be happening near the Columbia River because the lack of transparency is just so staggering (and honestly pretty terrifying if you think about it too long).
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David Saunders
14 years ago
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NO PLUTONIUM. Period. dangerous and reckless.
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Jen Fuentes
14 years ago
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Ridiculous that they didnt even tell us about this. Seattle needs to lead on clean energy not nuclear garbage.
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Brian Ryan
14 years ago
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Pu fuel is a disaster waiting to happen. get seattle city light out of this dangerous project immediately.
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Sarah Barnes
14 years ago
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Keep that toxic fuel away from our water supply. The columbia river is already a mess with all the waste out there. enough is enough.
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Mark Wilson
14 years ago
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Fukushima taught us nothing apparently. stop this now while we still have a chance.
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Lisa Murphy
14 years ago
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We paid for renewable projects and got stuck with this junk instead. shut it down.
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Energy Northwest (formerly WPPSS) runs the region's sole commercial nuclear reactor, located along the Columbia River on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Energy Northwest is owned and run by Washington's publicly owned utilities, e.g., Seattle City Light, Snohomish PUD, Clark PUD, Tacoma City Light... In recent months, the reactor had numerous safety violations. As the Seattle Times reported (March, 2011), Energy Northwest officials have been moving to be the first commercial reactor in the US to use the same highly dangerous Plutonium fuel which increased radiation releases from Fukushima Reactor 3 – without public disclosure of risks or costs. Seattle has not objected to use of Plutonium fuel, and supported relicensing the reactor to run 20 more years until the year 2043 – without any public discussion in Seattle.
We urge you to direct Seattle City Light to use our vote on the Energy Northwest Board of Directors to:
• Formally oppose use of Plutonium fuel and vote to withdraw Energy Northwest's relicensing application to operate the reactor from 2023 until 2043.
• Assert public control of our region's power and use the next ten years before the plant's current license expires to plan to replace the power with clean, safe renewable power and conservation!
• Pull the plug on the very dangerous scheme to use Plutonium fuel for the commercial reactor... fully disclose all records on costs spent and budgets for this scheme; and, have a public hearing on the reactor license in Seattle.
I honestly did not think this would gain this much steam when I first typed it up on my laptop during a total fit of frustration. It is wild to see so many people actually staring down the reality of what might be happening near the Columbia River because the lack of transparency is just so staggering (and honestly pretty terrifying if you think about it too long).
6 Comments
D
David Saunders
14 years ago
Featured
NO PLUTONIUM. Period. dangerous and reckless.
J
Jen Fuentes
14 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous that they didnt even tell us about this. Seattle needs to lead on clean energy not nuclear garbage.
B
Brian Ryan
14 years ago
Featured
Pu fuel is a disaster waiting to happen. get seattle city light out of this dangerous project immediately.
S
Sarah Barnes
14 years ago
Featured
Keep that toxic fuel away from our water supply. The columbia river is already a mess with all the waste out there. enough is enough.
M
Mark Wilson
14 years ago
Featured
Fukushima taught us nothing apparently. stop this now while we still have a chance.
L
Lisa Murphy
14 years ago
Featured
We paid for renewable projects and got stuck with this junk instead. shut it down.
NO PLUTONIUM. Period. dangerous and reckless.