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April 19, 2023

Holtec Pauses Plan to Dump Toxic Nuclear Waste Water into Hudson
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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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