{"id":4419,"date":"2011-06-30T07:16:06","date_gmt":"2011-06-30T11:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=4419"},"modified":"2011-06-30T07:16:06","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T11:16:06","slug":"morning-read-a-vote-on-north-country-nuclear-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2011\/06\/30\/morning-read-a-vote-on-north-country-nuclear-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Read: A vote on North Country nuclear power?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Glens Falls Post Star is reporting that a woman in the Washington County town of Easton wants a community referendum on whether a nuclear power plant is appropriate for the area.<\/p>\n

“I am not an activist. I’m a private person, but this makes me sick to my stomach, [Judith Schneibel told the newspaper.]<\/p>\n

“This defies logic. This is monumentally stupid,” said the retired town resident, who can be found most days of the week trekking across the agricultural landscape with her homemade cardboard sign that reads: Opposed to nuclear power? Tell the Town Board. Sign petition here.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Schneibel’s activism was sparked by a town vote last March that created an ad hoc committee to look at the feasibility of bringing a nuclear reactor to the area.<\/div>\n
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Nuclear power is a priority for Rep. Chris Gibson (R, NY-20) who represents Washington County, but the notion has sparked opposition on the editorial page of the Post Star.<\/div>\n
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This debate is also framed by the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and by a series of exposes published last week by the Associated Press<\/a>, questioning the oversight of the US nuclear power industry.<\/div>\n
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Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation’s aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found.<\/div>\n

Time after time, officials at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have decided that original regulations were too strict, arguing that safety margins could be eased without peril, according to records and interviews.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Vermont, of course, is also embroiled in a fight over the future of the aging Vermont Yankee reactor, which state officials want mothballed as soon as the company’s current license expires.<\/p>\n

So what do you think?\u00a0 Is nuclear power a good economic engine for the North Country?\u00a0 Or is this a risky industry which brings more questions than answers?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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