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Brinkley Protests Nuke Plant Plan
Tuesday December 14 2:40 AM ET
Brinkley Protests Nuke Plant Plan
NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) - Anti-nuclear activists, fueled by the star
power of Christie Brinkley, are challenging a plan to store more
radioactive fuel rods at the Millstone 3 power plant.
Activists from Connecticut and Long Island, N.Y., worry the spent
fuel rods will not be stored safely, and that increased fuel storage
could up the chances for a nuclear accident.
At a hearing Monday, Brinkley said her home in Bridgehampton, N.Y.,
is 11 miles from the plant in Waterford - across Long Island Sound
and just outside the 10-mile radius for evacuation plans.
``As parents, it's just not acceptable for us to be told that we live
1 mile outside the limit for an evacuation plan,'' said Brinkley, who
brought her daughter, Sailor, to the hearing. ``Imagine being told
there's a radioactive plume heading your way and you have one hour to
get off Long Island. It's impossible.''
Northeast Utilities (NYSE:NU - news), the plant's operator, said it
needs to increase storage space because the federal government has
not yet approved a permanent site for spent fuel from
Millstone and other nuclear plants.
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