Thursday, February 27, 2020

NRC's OIG orders review of Algonquin AIM/Indian Point Risk Assessment

WOW!! Great news!!!
Nice work Nancy, Paul, et. al.

FYI: If anyone wants to go deeper into learning about what the issues are,
here are some of the videos I've made about the issue:



FERC AIM Pipeline Scoping Cortlandt NY 9-15-14 (6 videos, 4.5 hrs)

Paul Blanch, Richard Kuperwicz, NRC call 7-15-15 (1 hr)

"Makes Extreme Stupidity Seem like a Good Idea" 8/7/2016 / NRC  (4 min)

PSR tour & presentation of AIM/Indian Point 10/18/16 (7 videos, 1.5 hrs)
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLo_WbqYTF8XxlZ_DxDCKqm3QUEAvqt8c6

Indian Point + AIM = Bad Idea (11/19/2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzz4sq66wuI

All videos above: (16 videos, over 7 hours)

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On Thu, Feb 27, 2020 at 3:15 PM Nancy Vann <nancy_vann@hotmail.com> wrote:
Hi All -

An amazing thing happened yesterday that can affect everyone along the Algonquin Pipeline route and those trying to gain oversight for decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear plant. The federal Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a Report that basically confirms what we've been saying all along about the so-called "risk assessment" allowing the Algonquin Pipeline to be installed next to the Indian Point plant. It really shows up the regulatory agencies and their rubber-stamp process!


NY State Assembly members Sandy Galef and David Buchwald have asked if we can can meet tonight at the Peekskill Library. I know most of the people in your organizations won't be able to be there - but I wanted everyone to be aware of it. We're also trying to get attention to it in the NY Times and on national internet news media.


Here's a link to the Report by the OIG:  (Accession number ML20056F095)



And this is a letter from the NRC Chairman trying to get any possible info to push back against the Report: (Accession # ML20057E265)
https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20057E265


If you're in touch with anyone in this area, please let them know that the meeting will be from 9:00 to 10:00 pm at the Peekskill Library Community Room, 4 Nelson Avenue (corner of Main Street). The meeting room is on the main floor so it's straight ahead from the building entrance. There's plenty of parking in the garage directly across Nelson Avenue.

Will follow up more later and hope to see a good crowd there!

Regards,
Nancy

P.S. Sorry for any duplication


Nancy Vann
Phone: 646-831-5811 (mobile & text)
Twitter: @NSVann


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Wednesday, February 12, 2020

PHMSA Issues Final Rule for Underground Natural Gas Storage Facilities

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DOE funding research into alternative to Ultra-High-Pressure CNG #BombTrucks

Is DOE losing faith in carbon fiber tube trailers for shipping methane under Ultra-High-Pressure? (which they also funded the development of via grants)

This is really exotic tech:

DOE grants PSU $1M for research into a low-pressure, room temperature, solid-phase methane "Petrogel", for storage and transport. 

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-02/ps-doe020420.php