Looking at the Indian Point area- per the above - turns out there is a Nuclear Power Plant nearby.
Indian Point Energy Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is a three-unit nuclear power plant station located in Buchanan, New York just south of Peekskill. It sits on the east bank of the Hudson River, 24 miles north of New York City, New York. The plant is owned and operated by Entergy Nuclear Northeast, a subsidiary of Entergy Corporation and includes two operating Westinghouse pressurized water reactors - Indian Point 2 and Indian Point 3. It also contains the permanently shut down Indian Point Unit 1 reactor.[1] Total employment at the site is 1,683. [2]
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Public health concerns about the plant have been raised by activists, specifically in terms of radioactive contamination. On February 15, 2000, the Indian Point II power plant vented a small amount of radioactive steam when an aging steam generator ruptured. The NRC initially reported that no radioactive material was released, but later changed their report to say that there was a leak, but not of a sufficient amount to threaten public safety.[15][16]
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On June 5, 1970, Unit 1 had a major plumbing problem which required the use of 700 men (for a few minutes each) over a 7 month period to weld in the radioactive area.[citation needed] On March 8, 1972, pressures in the primary cooling circuit increased by 30%. Water had to be pumped out of unit 1 into the Hudson River, subsequently killing 150,000 fish.[citation needed]
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The Hudson River-
I recall reading that Derek Lovley 'discovered' Geobacter in the Potomac. Wonder if that was being used for Radiation Remediation?
Geobacter eats metal, if I'm remembering correctly?
Bacterial Electricity Generation and Uranium Cleanup
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The authors conclude that Geobacter 'clearly has potential for bioremediation of radioactive metals and electricity generation.'
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TIGR's collaborator on the project was Derek Lovley, a professor of microbiology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, who discovered the Geobacter family of bacteria and has led projects to assess their biology and their potential for bioremediation.
The first Geobacter species to be discovered, G. metallireducens, was isolated from Potomac River sediments in 1987. G. sulfurreducens was isolated later from a soil sample in Oklahoma that was contaminated by hydrocarbons.
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