[ RadSafe ] Exelon pledges help building water system in area ofradioactive spill

[jjcohen at prodigy.net]

So,  how do they expect that this expenditure will improve public relations?
I would suspect that it will have the opposite effect simply by increasing
public awareness of something they do not understand.  [Tritium must be
pretty dangerous for them to spend all that money to control it.]    Jerry


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George J. Vargo" <vargo at physicist.net>
To: "RADSAFE" <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2006 9:02 AM
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Exelon pledges help building water system in area
ofradioactive spill


> About two weeks ago, I posted an article concerning Exelon's
> implementation of a special surveillance program to detect deterioration
> and prevent or mitigate environmental releases of tritium from its
> nuclear fleet.  This followed the detection of elevated tritium levels
> near their Byron, IL facility.  This is the next chapter.
>
> As a preemptive comment, this has little to do with radiation
> protection.  It has everything to do with PR damage control and
> repairing relations with their neighbors.
>
> George J. Vargo, Ph.D., CHP
> Senior Scientist
> MJW Corporation
> http://www.mjwcorp.com
> 610-925-3377
> 610-925-5545 (fax)
> vargo at physicist.net
>
>
> Exelon pledges help building water system in area of radioactive spill
> (AP)
>
>
> GODLEY, Ill. An Exelon official says the company will help finance
> construction of a public water system in the Will County village of
> Godley, where radioactive tritium (TRIHT'-ee-um) was spilled several
> years ago.
>
> The Godley Park District found elevated levels of tritium in a shallow
> well in 2002.
>
> Exelon vice president Thomas O'Neill said yesterday that the
> Chicago-based company would help build a new water system in Godley by
> funding whatever costs aren't covered by federal, state or local
> government.
>
> He says there's no evidence of tritium contamination in Godley wells.
> But the company wants to help finance the project as an act of goodwill.
>
> Exelon has come under fire recently over the release of wastewater
> containing tritium at its Braidwood, Dresden and Byron plants.
>
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