Re: nuclear power plants and uranium

[Guest guest]

We live in San Clemente, CA, which is within 10 miles of San Onofre

nuclear power plant. Both boys have tested high uranium in hair

tests, and so did a friends kid who lives near us.

I haven't looked into this too much, as we had major antimony and

arsenic levels to deal with as well. My gut feeling was that it was

actually coming from the Colorado river water that we drink.

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> Does anyone here live near a nuclear power plant? If so, do you

have

> problems with high levels of uranium in hair tests? We live

within the 10 mile

> radius of a nuclear power plant. My boys and I have high levels

of uranium on our

> hair tests, and our dr. suggests that this is likely coming from

the nuclear

> plant. I'm going to get environmental testing done to determine

the source of

> uranium. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar

situation and how

> it was resolved. Thanks so much!

> Jukoski

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[Guest guest]

I'm around the ten mile radius of the infamous Three Mile Island --

however I'm upwind and upstream. My sons uraniun level was very

low -- so not sure. However, we don't drink the public water (only

bottled), but do bathe, cook with it.

Diane

> Does anyone here live near a nuclear power plant? If so, do you

have

> problems with high levels of uranium in hair tests? We live

within the 10 mile

> radius of a nuclear power plant. My boys and I have high levels

of uranium on our

> hair tests, and our dr. suggests that this is likely coming from

the nuclear

> plant. I'm going to get environmental testing done to determine

the source of

> uranium. I was wondering if anyone else has had a similar

situation and how

> it was resolved. Thanks so much!

> Jukoski

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

We live near North Power Plant (17 miles away) - every once in a while

Pat's urine will show high uranium and other times none. My child should be

glowing I have often wondered in the North Power Plant was a factor but

every time I try to inquire I get blown off. I know I need to be

Silkwood. I really need my own equipment to test the air - I know it's not in

my

water - I have had that tested. Of course, I realize that if he has uranium

showing up then we all do.....no wonder cancer is one the rise. Kathy in VA

[Guest guest]

Here is a very interesting study on Uranium from Utility companies;

Using these data, the releases of radioactive materials per typical

plant can be calculated for any year. For the year 1982, assuming

coal contains uranium and thorium concentrations of 1.3 ppm and 3.2

ppm, respectively, each typical plant released 5.2 tons of uranium

(containing 74 pounds of uranium-235) and 12.8 tons of thorium that

year. Total U.S. releases in 1982 (from 154 typical plants) amounted

to 801 tons of uranium (containing 11,371 pounds of uranium-235) and

1971 tons of thorium. These figures account for only 74% of releases

from combustion of coal from all sources. Releases in 1982 from

worldwide combustion of 2800 million tons of coal totaled 3640 tons

of uranium (containing 51,700 pounds of uranium-235) and 8960 tons

of thorium.

Based on the predicted combustion of 2516 million tons of coal in

the United States and 12,580 million tons worldwide during the year

2040, cumulative releases for the 100 years of coal combustion

following 1937 are predicted to be:

U.S. release (from combustion of 111,716 million tons):

Uranium: 145,230 tons (containing 1031 tons of uranium-235)

Thorium: 357,491 tons

Worldwide release (from combustion of 637,409 million tons):

Uranium: 828,632 tons (containing 5883 tons of uranium-235)

Thorium: 2,039,709 tons

http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html

Donna

> We live near North Power Plant (17 miles away) - every once

in a while

> Pat's urine will show high uranium and other times none. My child

should be

> glowing I have often wondered in the North Power Plant was

a factor but

> every time I try to inquire I get blown off. I know I need to be

> Silkwood. I really need my own equipment to test the air - I know

it's not in my

> water - I have had that tested. Of course, I realize that if he

has uranium

> showing up then we all do.....no wonder cancer is one the rise.

Kathy in VA

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