Got sheep or goats?
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- May
- 30
What do sheep, goats and cows have to do with the Indian Point nuclear power plants?
Members of the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, also known as IPSEC, want to see if the milk from the animals shows signs of tritium or strontium 90.
If it does, it could indicate that the materials are in more places than previously believed.
Margo Schepart, of the Westchester Citizens Awareness Network, which works in coalition with IPSEC, said a survey was underway to pinpoint any exposure.
The owners of the plants, Entergy Nuclear Northeast, says there are no dairy animals in the 10-mile radius Emergency Planning Zone around Indian Point, according to IPSEC.
But the organization, which wants to shut down the plant because it feels it is unsafe, has already located several in Westchester.
Schepart said anyone with sheep, goats, cows or other lactating animals within the 10-mile radius can report the animals’ presence. Animals within the 5-mile radius are of particular interest, she said.
Report any animals to Margo Schepart at margofrances@yahoo.com.
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I have 6 dogs, and I live exactly one mile from Indian Point. Each week, I’m forced to dig another hole in the wooded portion of my property, and bury (how can I say this politely?)
yet one more load of “farm product” produced by my puppies.
If Ms. Schepart would like, I could bag it up, and deliver it to her for testing. Sorry, no milk, though.