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Protestors demand shut-down of radiation leaky Florida Nuclear Station

Demonstrators Demand Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Radiation Leaks May 14, 2016 MIAMI (CBSMiami) — Dozens of protesters demonstrated outside of a Florida Power & Light facility concerning leaks at the nuclear power plant at Turkey Point.

It took place Saturday morning at 4200 W. Flagler Street and comes after the company announced that customers will shell out an estimated $50 million this year alone for the cleanup of hypersaline water coming from the plant.

Environmental advocates are worried that theleaking wastewater containing radioactive isotopes is a threat to drinking water from the Biscayne aquifer.

They want the Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Station shut down.

“When our bay goes acidified, when our fish start dying, which they already are, and when are habitat goes away because of this wonderful Turkey Point plant that we have, which is a reactor that came online in 1972, an outdated reactor, it’s time to retire,” said protester Albert Gomez.

Others believe FPL is hiding something.

They’re not coming clean with what’s really going on at Turkey Point and their deceptive behavior on the solar initiatives. They sabotaged the citizen’s solar initiative and they got this scam solar amendment on the ballot in November. It’s a fake,” said Steve Malagodi, president of 350 South Florida, a group dedicated to climate change issues…….http://miami.cbslocal.com/2016/05/14/demonstrators-demand-nuclear-plant-shut-down-after-leaks/

May 16, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | opposition to nuclear, USA