Tritium plan attacked by researcher over safety concerns
A nuclear researcher from the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research criticizes DOE plans to produce tritium at TVA reactors. He urges full environmental and safety analyses and an independent review, warning of birth defects from exposure and questioning the risk of converting civilian reactors. Energy Secretary Pena must decide by December on TVA use or an alternative site.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
U.S. Energy Department
Arjun Makhini
Institute
Forergy and Environmental Research
Maryland
DOE
Makhijani
TVA
Federico Pena
Savannah River
South Carolina
Steve Sohinki
Energy Department
United States
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Bellefonte
Watts Bar tritium test cited as one indicator
Sohinki notes Watts Bar and Energy Department site tests over years show tritium can be safely produced and independent reviews will continue. Makhijani counters the plan creates false hope for jobs, arguing demand may fall post Cold War, despite supporters claiming 2,500 Bellefonte jobs over five years if approved.
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Makhijani
Bellefonte
Farmers rethink handshake deals in cotton scam
In Georgia and South Carolina about 100 cotton farmers, led by Sam Story, entrusted broker David Prosser with ownership receipts for millions of dollars of cotton. Prosser’s bankruptcy triggered a criminal probe, a new Georgia law, and widespread fear as growers face empty larders and lost crops after years of verbal agreements.
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Statesboro
Sam Story
Georgia
South Carolina
David Prosser
Story
Prosser
Waynesboro
Toell
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