[NukeNet] Stationary Radiological Nuclear Weapons:Nuclear Power/WMDs

[Bill Smirnow]

    All nuclear power reactors and their spent
fuel ARE  stationary radiological nuclear weapons
and we need to institionalize the use of this
language to reach the layperson who's not involved
with nuclear issues:

 Indian Point/WMD  or Three Mile Island/WMD or
Chernobyl/WMD are how I think we can start opening
eyes when addressing nuclear power especially with
the big push/big lie on now to revivify the
industry and build and /or expand it in the
developing world.

 Simply Astonishing!:
  >Entergy recently went on record opposing backup
power to emergency sirens


  Nuke Terrorism Site:
http://www.tmia.com/sabter.html

  Deaths, Injuries, Cancers, $$ Damage That
Entergy Continues To Subject Us To.
   http://www.mothersalert.org/crac.html


http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/23/opinion/l23indianpoint.html?

The Cost of Nuclear Power
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Published: May 23, 2005
To the Editor:

Re " 'No Nukes,' No More," by John Tierney
(column, May 17):

The only sector that reaps economic benefits from
nuclear power is the nuclear industry. Entergy,
the owner-operator of the Indian Point nuclear
plant, 24 miles north of New York City, hauls in
more than $10 billion in annual revenue.

Over the last 50 years, some $145 billion in
federal research and development subsidies has
gone to the nuclear industry; only $5 billion has
gone to renewable energy sources.

Meanwhile, a substantial portion of the costs of
operating a nuclear plant are imposed on
communities. Indian Point kills over a billion
Hudson River fish, eggs and larvae annually; local
taxpayers cover most of the emergency planning
costs.

Entergy recently went on record opposing backup
power to emergency sirens, yet it seems to have
ample funds for advertising campaigns designed to
lull the public into a false sense of security.
Providing increased safety and prosperity for
American families is patriotic. Providing more
welfare checks to the nuclear industry is not.

Lisa Rainwater van Suntum
Indian Point Campaign Director
Riverkeeper
Garrison, N.Y., May 17, 2005