Small Modular Nuclear Reactors and Likely Human Health Effects

The "new", smaller reactors now being pushed by the nuclear industry are not new. Some, like the lightwater reactor highlighted in this presentation, exist in larger form today and have a track record of pollution and health impacts, particularly for pregnancy, children and indigenous populations. 

Building more of these reactor types will create more long-lasting problems for human health and the environment while failing to address the climate crisis. A presentation by Cindy Folkers, radiation and health specialist, Beyond Nuclear.

Westlake Landfill update

The Pollution Solution

This is an interview I did a few years ago about a natural way to remove pollution from Soil and Water. I would have never imagined it would be so difficult and have so many hoops to jump thru to work with the EPA to clean up this toxic dump in my backyard leftover from the Manhattan Project. This system will work for any toxins and contaminants in soil and water. Different plants will absorb different pollutants. Its not Rocket Science its Phyto Science.

I have figured out additional details to make this system better and work faster since this interview. Feel free to contact me for additional info or leave comments below. Currently in discussion with someone in California that has a abandoned oil field that is still leaking oil and has created a unuseable area,. with a goal of starting a clean up project in 2023, where we will turn pollution into cash to offset the cost of the remediation project.

Jana Elementary Nuclear News Florissant MO

typo: that is $49.5 Million. @TeamSaintLouis has requested that the current $49,500,000 maximum contract amount be increased by
to allow the cost-plus-fixed-fee task order W912P921F0260.

image When Scientist Lie People Die source:https://t.co/roxrugvLOT pic.twitter.com/ke2RTFatgw

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 17, 2022

I stand by what I said in this tweet. When I get some testing tools I will test this whole city and north county and share the info to the world. https://t.co/RoDimgI7UC

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 17, 2022

 Join the FUSRAP team for a townhouse at the Florissant Municipal Court tonight, from 5 to 8 p.m. to review the preliminary results from sampling efforts for radioactive material at Jana Elementary School. 

Presentation will be from 6 - 7 p.m CST.
Please email questions to STLFUSRAP@usace.army.mil #JanaElementary #Nuclear #PlayGround

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 17, 2022

anyone can attend for free ! Here is the Jana Elementary School Nuclear Report from USARMY FUSRAP Facebook Live Link and invitation: https://fb.me/e/325DvwNfg

Here is the Jana Elementary School Nuclear Report from USARMY FUSRAP Facebook Live Link and invitation: https://fb.me/e/325DvwNfg

h/t @TeamSaintLouis FUSRAP ACE https://t.co/sklsScPLDp

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 17, 2022

The Florissant Municipal Court is located at 4575 Washington St., Florissant, MO 63033.

In advance of tonight’s public engagement, the St. Louis District has posted some of the materials that will be shared and discussed.

These materials, along with additional information on these efforts, can be accessed here: www.mvs.usace.army.mil/Missions/FUSRAP/Jana-Elementary/

For more information: https://www.mvs.usace.army.mil/.../community-about.../

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Headquarters | Mississippi Valley Division (US Army Corps of Engineers) 

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@TeamSaintLouis that $49,500,00 contract
that allows the cost-plus-fixed-fee task order W912P921F0260, St Louis FUSRAP
project, currently underway- would seem to buy Scientist who maybe not telling the truth. https://t.co/ZnDEVrND0a Which Govt Agency is fixing the books? @EPA

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 17, 2022

Hemp cleans PFAS in water and soil

Does the EPA and American Scientist think they are the only ones who can perform science experiments or develope scientific discoveries? I see a major disconnect and a possible reason why the pollution from the Major Corporations and Big Business continues to pollute the Earth.

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 10, 2022

Too bad the EPA Scientist weren't interested in Solving the Pollution that is contaminating this earth. The Warning: Dont Eat the Fish or Deer in Michigan would not be dangerous to consume. https://t.co/Kp1JDyIMMq pic.twitter.com/xlMtQsddGu

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 10, 2022

Too bad the EPA Scientist weren't interested in Solving the Pollution that is contaminating this earth. https://t.co/Kp1JDyrJKq https://t.co/estfCyq4uY

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 14, 2022

Too bad the EPA Scientist weren't interested in Solving the Pollution that is contaminating this earth. The Warning: Don't Eat the Fish or Deer in Michigan would not be dangerous to consume. https://t.co/Kp1JDyIMMq pic.twitter.com/xlMtQsddGu

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 10, 2022

When Science isn't Science in the Eyes of the EPA.  

The Michigan PFAS Action Response Team (MPART), is a unique, multi-agency proactive approach for coordinating state resources to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. Agencies responsible for environmental protection, public health, natural resources, agriculture, military installations, commercial airports, and fire departments work together to ensure the most efficient and effective response. 

Too bad the EPA Scientist weren't interested in Solving the Pollution that is contaminating this earth.  The Warning: Don't Eat the Fish or Deer in Michigan would not be dangerous to consume.

Hunters concerned about PFAS in the game they harvest can have meat tested by three labs (known as of 11/14/18): Vista Analytical Laboratory, Battelle and GEL Laboratories.

What I experienced first hand when trying to work with SBIR / EPA was that Scientific Research and Science Studies from outside the USA was frowned upon and not generally accepted.  

Hemp Removes PFAS from Water and Soil. Didn't the @EPA get the memo? https://t.co/Kp1JDyrJKq pic.twitter.com/YPy62jFWZy

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 10, 2022

Does the EPA and American Scientist think they are the only ones who can perform science experiments or develope scientific discoveries?  I see a major disconnect and a possible reason why the pollution from the Major Corporations and Big Business continues to pollute the Earth.

Researcher Dr Brett Turner from Newcastle University and his team have developed a natural and effective solution for removing toxic PFAS chemicals from groundwater.

 

If they did realize and possibly consider Scientific Remediation Discoveries Such as what Brent Turner of New Castle University has figured out to remove PFAS from water and soil then just maybe issues such as Don't Eat the Fish or Deer would be solved.  

He also explains how their research is also looking at how hemp plants can be used to remediate PFAS contaminated soil. 

The following link to another blog post shares the discovery that Bret Turner has figured the PFAS from clean water and soil 

ElectroHemp Organic Remediation: Hemp PFAS groundwater remediation: Researcher Dr Brett Turner from Newcastle University and his team have developed a natural and effective solution for removing toxic PFAS From Water.

Does the EPA and American Scientist think they are the only ones who can perform science experiments or develope scientific discoveries? I see a major disconnect and a possible reason why the pollution from the Major Corporations and Big Business continues to pollute the Earth.

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) October 10, 2022

Radiation Testing Contract StLouis FUSRAP

@cureworks @WULF_HEMP_SEED i was amazed at the cost of this service: It is requested that the current $49,500,000 maximum contract amount be increased by $unknown to allow the cost-plus-fixed-fee task order W912P921F0260, St Louis FUSRAP pic.twitter.com/GFiohGfQXL

— StLScotty (@StLScotty1) August 3, 2022

Development of Microcontroller-Based System for Background Radiation Monitoring https://t.co/Y1aCsmF9Bx #arduino #radiation tester

— StLScotty (@StLScotty1) August 3, 2022

@TeamSaintLouis that $49,500,00 contract
that allows the cost-plus-fixed-fee task order W912P921F0260, St Louis FUSRAP
project, currently underway- would seem to buy Scientist who maybe not telling the truth. https://t.co/ZnDEVrND0a Which Govt Agency is fixing the books? @EPA

— systembuster (@stlsystembuster) November 17, 2022

Green Remediation Best Management Practices: Bioremediation

Green Remediation Best Management Practices: Bioremediation” fact sheet (EPA 542-F-10-006)

This fact sheet update- in collaboration with the Greener Cleanups Subcommittee of the U.S. EPA Technical Support Project’s Engineering Forum.

To view BMP fact sheets on other topics, visit CLU-IN Green Remediation Focus: www.clu-in.org/greenremediation

 web link: Green Remediation Google Doc Converted File 

References quoted in the document: 

• 1 U.S. EPA. Greener Cleanups. Principles for Greener Cleanups. https://www.epa.gov/greenercleanups 
• 2 U.S. EPA. Engineering Issue: In Situ and Ex Situ Biodegradation Technologies for Remediation of Contaminated Sites. EPA/625/R-06/015. October 2006. https://clu-in.org/download/contaminantfocus/dnapl/Treatment_Technologies/epa_2006_engin_issue_bio.pdf 
• 3 U.S. Geological Survey. Phytoforensics – Using Trees to Find Contamination. Fact Sheet 2017–3076. September 2017. https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2017/3076/fs20173076.pdf 
• 4 U.S. EPA. Green Remediation Best Management Practices: An Overview. EPA 542-F-16-001. December 2015 update. https://cluin.org/greenremediation/docs/GR_BMP_factsheet_overview.pdf 
• 5 Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council. Optimizing Injection Strategies and In situ Remediation Performance. https://ois-isrp-1.itrcweb.org/ 
• 6 U.S. EPA. Bay Road Holdings LLC (formerly Romic Environmental Technologies Corporation). https://www.epa.gov/ca/bay-road-holdings-llc-formerly-romicenvironmental-technologies-corporation 
• 7 U.S. EPA. Spreadsheets for Environmental Footprint Analysis. https://clu-in.org/greenremediation/SEFA 
• 8 U.S. Department of Agriculture. BioPreferred Program Catalog: Intermediates – Lubricant Components. https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/faces/catalog/Catalog.xhtml 
• 9 U.S. EPA. CLU-IN Green Remediation Focus. Profiles: Camp Lejeune Military Reservation. https://clu-in.org/greenremediation/profiles/camplejeune 
• 10 U.S. EPA. CLU-IN Green Remediation Focus. Profiles: Re-Solve Inc. https://clu-in.org/greenremediation/profiles/resolveinc

Remedy Protectiveness and Climate Resilience in Site Cleanups: Policies, Guidance and Implementation Tools As of November 8, 2021 A product of the Fall 2021 meeting of the Federal Remediation Technologies Roundtable (Google Doc web link: Information in this summary is current up to November 8, 2021)

The Conference is designed for and presented by scientists, engineers, regulators,
remediation site owners, constructors, and other environmental professionals
representing universities, government agencies, consultants, and R&D and service
firms from around the world. 

 

The program will reflect the growing body of knowledge about better ways to manage contaminated sediment systems.

The Sediments Conference series is a forum for sharing research results, practical

experiences, and opportunities associated with investigating, remediating, and

restoring the environmental and economic vitality of waterways. Managing these

aquatic systems requires complex actions that affect a diverse group of stakeholders

and touch a wide range of environmental, economic, political and social issues