Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Dangerous Waters

Not only are the sea levels rising around Miami, the water itself is dangerous.  Via Eye on Miami and the Miami Herald:

…water sampling in December and January found tritium levels up to 215 times higher than normal in ocean water. The report doesn’t address risks to the public or marine life but tritium is typically monitored as a “tracer” of nuclear power plant leaks or spills. County staff concluded the findings are “the most compelling evidence” that canal water has spread into the bay.

That’s from the Turkey Point nuclear power generating plant that’s about twenty-five miles south of Miami on the coast of Biscayne Bay.  It’s supposed to be a closed system, which means the water that’s used to cool the reactor doesn’t get out into the bay, but apparently that’s not the case.

On the up side, at least we’ll be able to see when the sea levels rise… from the glowing water.

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