MassDEP denies Holtec permit to dump! But it's not over YET!

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MassDEP DENIES HOLTEC DUMPING PERMIT
BUT IT'S NOT OVER YET!

 
HOLTEC MAY APPEAL THE DECISION
CONTINUES TO USE EVAPORATION FOR DISCHARGE
 
NO EVAPORATION!
NOT ONE DROP!
 

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MassDEP has fully denied Holtec the state Surface Water Discharge Permit to dump over a million gallons of radioactive and chemically contaminated wastewater into Cape Cod Bay. We applaud Governor Healey and her administration for upholding the Ocean Sanctuaries Act which confirms Holtec's plan to discharge into Cape Cod Bay is illegal. However, Holtec plans to appeal.

Full SOBMA PRESS RELEASE HERE>>>

 

In signing the MA/Holtec Settlement Agreement with the Commonwealth, Holtec agreed to comply with relevant state regulations-the Ocean Sanctuaries Act [under 'waste' definition] which also prohibits not only liquid but 'gaseous materials". We now need the state to enforce the full law!

Ocean Sanctuaries Act

 
In 2022, fter dumping radioactive wastewater into Barnegat Bay as oyster farmers were preparing the bay beds, Holtec acknowledged evaporation was dangerous.
 
"Evaporation releases higher levels of radioactive materials
due to the concentration and lack of dilution
when the water becomes a gas."
 
-Holtec representative Joseph Delmar

 

Now it's ok to evaporate into our communities
and bay?

NO WAY!

See full story here>>>

WHAT: Rally to Save Our Bay-NOT ONE DROP!

WHEN: Monday, July 22 5:30 PM

WHERE: Plymouth Town Hall Green 26 Court Street

WHY: IT'S NOT OVER YET! HALT HOLTEC EVAPORATION

Democracy works when WE show up!
 
JOIN US ON MONDAY, July 22 at 5:30 PM to SPEAK OUT RALLY/NDCAP 6:30 PM
 
RALLY ON TOWN HALL GREEN
Speakers include:
 
Mary Lampert, Pilgrim Watch/SOBMA
 
Melissa Ferretti, Chairwoman of the Herring Pond Wampanoag Tribe:
Our communities have long understood the profound connection between the land and our well-being. Today, I urge us all to recognize the grave dangers posed by nuclear waste. This hazardous material threatens not only our environment but also the health and safety of future generations. It is imperative that we take immediate and decisive action to mitigate these risks and protect our sacred lands. Together, we can advocate for safer, more sustainable practices that honor our commitment to the natural world and ensure a healthier future for all.
 
Beth Casoni, Executive Director, MA Lobstermen's Association:
The Massachusetts Lobstermen’s Association does not support the dumping or evaporation of ANY contaminated water from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant into Cape Cod Bay. The scores of commercial fishermen that earn their livelihood on these clean and pristine waters depend upon the State and Federal Government’s to protect our oceans and must mandate Holtec to dispose of the contaminated water by trucking it to a facility that can safely dispose of it.
 
Dr. Peter Moyer, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility:
As an Emergency physician and board member of GBPSR, Dr. Moyer will describe the radioactive elements in the wastewater and causal relationship with cancers emphasizing the particular vulnerability of pregnant women and their fetuses as well as children and explain how, along with water, dangerous radioactive isotopes would be released into the air and their potential harm to plant workers and surrounding neighbors as well as Cape Cod Bay.  
 
Angelina Sanfilipo, Executive Director, MA Fishermen's Partnership
Massachusetts Fishermen’s Partnership, Inc.
Office Phone: 978-282-4847
Cell Phone: 978-821-1590
 
Christine Silva, South Shore Realtor
Art Desloges, MA Sierra Club
Rosemary Shields, League of Women Voters of the Cape Cod Area
Chris Nord, Citizens Awareness Network
Dr. Barry Potvin, Plymouth Board of Health
 
Original Music by Jo-anne and John Wilson-Keenan
 
Bring your sign and spirit to stop Holtec!

IN THE NEWS
 
State Won't Let Holtec Dump Radioactive Wastewater Into Cape Cod Bay by Fred Thys-Plymouth Independent
The state has denied Holtec Decommissioning International permission to dump up to 1.1 million gallons of treated radioactive wastewater from the former Pilgrim nuclear power station into Cape Cod Bay.
Holtec has a contract to decommission the Pilgrim plant in Manomet, which stopped generating electricity in 2019. As part of its plan, the New Jersey-based company asked the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection for a modification of its permit that would allow it to dump the wastewater. 
On Thursday, the DEP rejected that request.........,
 
Company Can't Dump Nuclear Plant Wastewater into Cape Cod Bay, Mass Rules by Roberto Scalese WBUR
Massachusetts will not allow the company decommissioning the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station to discharge treated nuclear wastewater into Cape Cod Bay.
The state's Department of Environmental Protection shot down the plan in a final decision published Thursday. According to the department, they cannot allow plant owner Holtec to discharge the water because Cape Cod Bay is protected under the state's Ocean Sanctuaries Act....
 
State Says 'No' To Radioactive Wastes in Cape Cod Bay by Tao Woolfe, The Bourne Enterprise
 
MASS.GOV NOTICE: The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) today denied the permit modification sought by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC, to discharge up to 1.1 million gallons of industrial wastewater from the former Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station into Cape Cod Bay. Cape Cod Bay is a protected ocean sanctuary as defined under the Massachusetts Ocean Sanctuaries Act, which prohibits the dumping or discharge of industrial wastes into protected state waters. 
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