[CPEO-MEF] Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (NY)

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Study cites old releases of radioactive elements from lab

Associated Press
WSTM-NBC 3 News (Central New York)
March 14, 2007

NISKAYUNA, N.Y. A new study shows some plutonium and other radioactive
metals released into the Mohawk River decades ago by Knolls Atomic Power
Laboratory have traveled far downstream into the Hudson.

The study found small amounts of the plutonium-239, plutonium-240 and
cesium-137, attributed to activities at KAPL, more than 124 miles away.

Government officials say that plutonium and cesium in the river sediment
poses no health hazards to humans and the environment due to the low levels
of concentration.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.wstm.com/Global/story.asp?S=6210023&nav=2aKD

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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