New Nuclear Reactors: the Death of the Broad River?

SCE&G’s two new planned nuclear reactors at V.C. Summer in Jenkinsville would intake, according to SCE&G's own numbers, 54.9 million gallons daily (MGD) from the Broad river and discharge 14.6 MGD. That amounts to 40.3 MGD up in steam to cool the nuclear reactor, not to mention the fact that water discharged back to the Broad will be a super-heated 95 degrees.  This increase in the Broad's already rising temperature will likely be the tipping point to extinction for animal and plant life both in the Broad and downstream.   In a time of water scarcity we cannot allow 40 MGD of our Broad river to be sacrificed for nuclear power.

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Carolina Peace sent two activists to attend the Know Nukes Y'all Summit Thurs Jun 28-Sat Jun 30th in Chattanooga, TN, joining our stalwart SC activists Tom Clements (Alliance for Nuclear Accountability) and Susan Corbett (SC Sierra Club). David Matos, president of Carolina Peace, wrote this Report Back blog for NuclearFreePlanet.org while Action South's blog also gives a good overview (and more pictures) of the conference.  Lansing, MI's Peace Education Center took some wonderful photos including the thumbnail photo collage here on the Carolina Peace webpage.  The conference was a watershed moment in opposing nuclear weapons and energy in the Southeast.

DHEC PUBLIC HEARING:

Proposed Wastewater Discharge Permit

for  New V.C . Summer Nuclear Reactors, Units 2 & 3

TUES June 19th, Doors open 6PM Hearing begins at 6:30PM

White Hall AME Church, 8594 SC Hwy 215 S. Jenkinsville, SC

Attend this Public Hearing and comment to oppose pollution into the Broad River and the new SCE& G nuclear reactors at V.C. Summer in Jenkinsville, SC.  Columbia is directly downstream.  Carpools from Columbia being organized, departing ~ 5pm.  CONTACT David, 803-215-3263.

Attend the hearing or submit comments via mail/email

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"The Medical Implications of Fukushima and Chernobyl"

with Helen Caldicott

TUES April 10th, 8PM

Green Quad Learning Center, USC

1216 Wheat St

World renowned radiation physician and opponent of nuclear power will speak.

Sponsored by the Sierra Club and Sustainable Carolina.