EYEWITNESS FUKUSHIMA: Regional Conference for Emergency Responders Monday, March 5, 6:30 PM Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY 2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY

EYEWITNESS FUKUSHIMA: Regional Conference for Emergency Responders Monday, March 5, 6:30 PM Manhattanville College, Purchase, NY   2900 Purchase Street, Purchase, NY    March 11, 2012 will be the first anniversary of the nuclear catastrophe at Fukushima. As we remember and mourn the terrible human toll of the accident, it is also time to heed the lessons learned from the disaster and to spread the information widely.   EMTs, medical personnel, firefighters, police, transportation providers, disaster relief organizations, those responsible for the evacuation of schools, hospitals, nursing homes, prisons and similar institutions are invited to attend "Eyewitness Fukushima: What Emergency Responders Need to Know," a regional conference for First Responders and interested others. We hope you will join us for this important conference and meet Japanese experts who participated in the response to the devastation at Fukushima-Daiichi and a hear panel of American experts who will discuss how the ongoing crisis in Japan relates to disaster planning and response for Entergy's Westchester nuclear facility in Buchanan. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer session.   People who live within the 50-mile radius of Indian Point will also be interested in hearing how such a major nuclear accident could impact their community from an emergency responder's perspective.   Sited in the most densely populated area of any US nuclear plant, 25 miles north of Manhattan, Indian Point is riddled with safety issues; it is an aging, leaking, deteriorating facility built near the intersection of two earthquake fault lines and a gas pipeline. As it ages and continues to make more and more highly radioactive spent fuel, which must be stored storing on site, it poses a growing threat to public health and safety.     This meeting offers an opportunity for First Responders and the public at large to better understand the lessons learned from the Fukushima-Daiichi disaster, how they can be applied here - particularly within the Indian Point 50 mile zone - and to take inventory of our own disaster preparedness and response capability.   Click here to view the Eyewitness Fukushima Conference Agenda.Please take a copy to your local firehouse, police and EMT squad and personally invite their participation. Please click here to register.Pre-registration is strongly encouraged; seating is limited to 80 participants. This event is free.   Cosponsors: Connie Hogarth Center for Social Action, District Council 37 (DC-37) of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME); Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.; New York Committee for Occupational Health and Safety (NYCOSH); NYS Psychological Association (pending); Physicians for Social Responsibility, National and NY City Chapter. We hope to see you March 5th at Manhattanville College.  For more information, please contact [email protected], or (845) 265-8080, Ext. 7113   Recent photo of the  Unit No. 4 at the Fukushima-Daichi nuclear ruins provided by Akio Matsumura

Get involved! Urge your community, civic and religious organizations, local and county municipal officials to pass the Public Health and Safety Resolution Regarding Indian Point Nuclear Plants. The resolution calls for  extending the emergency planning evacuation radius from 10 to 50 miles, addressing the evacuation deficiencies identified in the Witt Report, seriously considering the potential for seismic activity along the two earthquake faults and addressing the safety issues regarding spent fuel storage are critical to public health and safety.    Click here to download a copy of the proposed resolution Contact Manna Jo Greene Clearwater Environmental Action Director,  [email protected], 845 265-8080, ext 7113 to find out about volunteer opportunities for the Indian Point Campaign.

In the Media   NYT OpEd Indian Point: The Next Fukushima?      Australian 60 Minutes: Fukushima Now Radiating Everyone: 'Unspeakable' Reality 'Will Impact All Of Humanity   MidHudson News Network: Clearwater, challenging Indian Point relicensing, alleges evacuation plan biased against certain groups   WAMC, Northeast Public Radio: Indian Point Licensing Renewal Challenged New York Times: Vision for Affordable Energy Even if Indian Point Nuclear Plant Is Shut Down    * * *

Resource Links on Indian Point Impacts

 

Read Clearwater's written recent testimony before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Atomic Safety Licensing Board, pointing out how Indian Point emergency planning violates the principles and the legal requirements of environmental justice

 

Read the report Nuclear Accident at Indian Point: Consequences and Costs 

 

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Resource Links on Replacement Energy

 

Read Clearwater's written comments submitted at the New York State Assembly hearing on replacing Indian Point's Power

 

Read the

The Mid-Hudson Regional Energy Solutions Road Map laying out step-by-step directions for transitioning to green energy future

 

Read the
Synapse Report
on the ample availability of electricity to replace Indian Point

 

Read these Stanford University Reports: 
Wind, water and sun beat other energy alternatives  

Providing all global energy with wind, water, and solar power

 

 NY Legislature looks at Indian Point Alternatives

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