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Holtec Pauses Plan to Dump Toxic Nuclear Waste Water into Hudson

HeadlineApr 19, 2023

Here in New York, Holtec International, the owner of the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear facility, said it has paused plans to dump 1 million gallons of radioactive water into the Hudson River. The plan provoked community outrage from residents and environmentalists. Tritium, a byproduct of nuclear fission, cannot be filtered out of water and has been linked to cancer.

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