Anti-Nuke Walk to Begin at Oyster Creek
Walk set for Friday, March 2 to fight for nuclear power safety in the U.S. will begin in Forked River and end in Vermont
Advocates from near and far will be joining together at Oyster Creek Generating Station for a “No More Fukushimas Peace Walk” on Friday, March 2.
“Oyster Creek Nuclear Power Plant, the oldest nuclear plant in the country, has the same design as the Fukushima Nuclear Plant whose disaster caused the permanent displacement of 160,000 Japanese people,” Edith Gbur of Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch said.
The walk, which will call attention to the implications of the Fukushima accident for nuclear power safety in the U.S., will begin at the Forked River based plant and continue to the Indian Point power plant in Buchanan, N.Y. and finish at Vermont Yankee in Vernon, Vt.
“The walkers are Buddhist nuns, monks, and others from all faith traditions—about 10 to 15 in number,” she said.
The Buddhist walkers are from Grafton Peace Pagoda east of Buffalo, NY. Last year, the group was led by nun Jun San Yasuda walking 206 miles from the Indian Point nuclear plant to Vermont Yankee.
The group will arrive on March 2 for a public gathering and begin the walk from Oyster Creek on Saturday.
“It's a wonderful opportunity for us to connect with local activists and concerned individuals along the way and hopefully bring renewed energy and determination to their work for a sustainable and peaceful nuclear free future,” said Christian Collins, a walk organizer.
One year after the nuclear disaster in Japan, the situation is far from over, a press release for the event read. Dangerous levels of radioactivity are still being found hundreds of miles from Fukushima. About 160,000 people have been displaced and decontamination will cost as much as $250 billion.
“Our walk is a prayer for the suffering of the Japanese people as a result of their government’s reckless nuclear policies,” the release says. “It is also a plea for the people of New Jersey, New York, and New England to recognize the grave dangers that nuclear energy poses to our lives, our property, and all life on our Mother Earth. Nuclear energy is neither safe nor clean.”
The threat of a nuclear accident in the U.S. is “all too real” and would be “unimaginably catastrophic,” it said. “We walk together in love and solidarity for a nuclear free future."
People are encouraged to join the walk for an hour or a day, Gbur said. Volunteers are also welcomed to help. For more information and to volunteer, contact Gbur at 732-240-5107.
The schedule, which is subject to change, is as follows:
March 2— (Friday): Evening Gathering-- Ocean County
March 3—(Saturday): Forked River (Oyster Creek Power Plant) to Toms River, N.J.
March 4—(Sunday): Toms River to Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.
March 5—(Monday): Point Pleasant Beach to West Long Branch, N.J.
March 6—(Tuesday): West Long Branch to Perth Amboy, N.J.
March 7— (Wednesday): Staten Island, NY to Hoboken, N.J.
March 8— (Thursday): Wall St. (Manhattan) to George Washington Bridge
March 9— (Friday): Leonia to Paterson, N.J. (Stay in Wayne)
March 10— (Saturday): Tallman, N.Y. to Nyack, N.Y. (Fellowship of Reconciliation)
March 11— (Sunday): Croton-on-Hudson to Indian Point (Vigil at Indian Point, 1 p.m.; afternoon program in Peekskill)
March 12— (Monday): Rest Day (Vigil at Entergy Headquarters, White Plains, N.Y. at 12 p.m.; Evening program in Manhattan)
March 13— (Tuesday): Shuttle to Hudson N.Y. Walk from Hudson to Kinderhook, N.Y.
March 14— (Wednesday): Kinderhook to Greenbush, N.Y.
March 15— (Thursday): Albany to Niskayuna, N.Y. (Vigil at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory)
March 16— (Friday): Shuttle from Niskayuna to Worcester, Mass. Meet the Leverett Peace Pagoda walkers. Walk from Worcester to Springfield, Mass.
March 17— (Saturday): Springfield –Holyoke, Mass.
March 18—(Sunday): Holyoke- Northampton, Mass.
March 19— (Monday): Northampton- Montague, Mass.
March 20— (Tuesday): Montague- Northfield, Mass.
March 21— (Wednesday): Northfield – Vernon, Vt. (Vermont Yankee)
Edgar
1:46 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Only kooks are afraid of nukes.
BN
2:00 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
“The walkers are Buddhist nuns, monks, and others from all faith traditions—about 10 to 15 in number,” she said."
Boy are the ashiests gonna be pissed.
Securevelope
9:04 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Erm... didn't the Japan disaster happen as a direct cause from a natural disaster earthquake / tsunami combo?
Will the peace-nicks ask their gods to stop all natural disasters too? That would be nice. Actually, it would be better if they did. This way we can have our power plants worry free from such disasters!
Shore Skeptic
10:13 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Yeh, but the natural disasters were caused by global warming, George Bush, Halliburton, Fox News & the NRA.
/sarc
Shore Skeptic
10:30 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
...and shouldn't they be marching on San Onofre instead????
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2012/02/san-onofre-nuclear-plant-closed-after-radiation-leak/
Securevelope
11:35 pm on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
@Shore Skeptic - ROFLMAO! Indeed.
marilyn elie
2:13 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Indian Point puts 20 million people at risk. That's why the Gov, of NY is calling for it not to be re licensed, the Att. Gen. has filed contentions in opposition, and the Comptroller is calling for an independent review.
It is no different at Oyster Creek. That plant is killing Barnagatt Bay with its water intake and the subsequent thermal pollution. It puts those who live around it at risk and leaves a high level radioactive waste that is deadly for thousands of years for untold future generations to deal with. And for what? Electricity usage is down and there is no shortage of production.
No system is 100% proof against human error and Oyster Creek has exactly the same Mark V Westinghouse design as the reactors at Fukushima - irradiated fuel rods suspended above the reactor and the same valves that malfunctioned as well. Well, what could go possibly go wrong there???
It is absolutely immoral to continue the operation of Oyster Creek and Indian Point under these conditions. Maybe that is why the religious community is leading the way on this issue. The Catholic Bishops of Japan just issued a resolution calling for closing ALL of the nuclear power plants in their country. It is past time that the yahoos who responded above wake up and smell the coffee. We have been lucky so far, you might even say blessed, but how far can we push our luck...
Securevelope
7:48 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
So what happens if they close it? It stands there for years like a giant eyesore rotting like Chernobyl. If it's so "broken" here's an idea; modernize it! Either way, it's going to cost a lot of money to close or fix.
Electricity usage is down because homes are empty during the day due to everyone having to get a job to pay for the triple prices they're going to be hit with in the summer.
sue
8:12 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Well, I personally would rather pay a slight increase for electric and know that I would not be threatened by a mishap. There are other ways to produce electric. Come on...we all have seen pics of the problems these monsters have caused, no? Plus, does anyone really believe that the Government is sharing all the problems this site is causing? Have we all forgotten about Ciba? Shut it down already!
Securevelope
8:17 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Slight increase? My monthly bill is less than $100 / month all year until the summer. Explain how my bill goes up to over $500 / month in June, July & August? I called JCP&L on this and they blame the air conditioner. Really? Up until 2008, my summer bills never got over $235/ month. My cooler weather bills remain exactly the same for the last ten years.
We're being ripped off no matter where we turn. Frankly, I don't care if they shut it down or keep it open, either way we're screwed once government gets involved.
Tim O'Connor
9:53 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Forget the slight increases! If we start shutting down the nukes without a replacement source of power, prepare for the brown outs and roving black outs. I don't know about you but I enjoy my heating and air conditioning! Don't forget all of those really neat toys that run on electricity. How will we power those new electric cars, Obama spent billions of dollars of money on?
Securevelope
10:13 am on Thursday, February 2, 2012
Exactly Tim O! You can't just shut it down and have things all rosy. It's going to cost billions that we don't have to either shut it down, clean, fix, repair, modernize, or build a replacement source. All of which would be 10+ years in the making. It's not an easy task and one I don't envy those who have to do the work there.
1stcav
1:05 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Then the Government for the PEOPLE better stop sending in troops to police every country that has a dictator or they feel is in Harms Way.Bring our troops home , stop all the spending and START fixing the infrastructure of AMERICA...Our roads and Bridges are falling apart and the politicians are stealing our eye balls as we speak..and don't shake hands with ANY of them, you have five fingers , you won't after shaking there hand !! Signed : "Four finger Lefty " least they left that one GOOD finger for me to use !!!! Thanks Joe V....
TIm Smith
2:35 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012
So what qualifies these people to discuss Nuclear Safety and Energy Policy??
Project Bluebeam
1:28 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
The have the title "activist" or "specialist". I guess that's supposed to be good enough.
bg robbins
12:29 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
If a similar accident happened at the ageing Oyster Creek plant most of the Jersey Shore, including Point Pleasant would be uninhabitable for 200 hundred years or more.
Wind and Solar are cheaper without putting the environment and future generations of humans at risk.
Project Bluebeam
1:27 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
OK, so where do we get our electricity from in the mean time?
Project Bluebeam
1:27 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
Saturday, March 3, 6 p.m.
Location: Potluck at the Sky Walk Cafeteria, 2nd Floor, 129 Hooper Ave, Toms River, NJ (Connected to parking garage)
Speakers: Sky Sims, Sustainable energy specialist....
Actually Sky Sims is owner of Ecological Systems of Manalapan. Be prepared for a sales pitch!
Project Bluebeam
1:31 pm on Saturday, March 3, 2012
If you want to shut down all the nuke facilities in America, then put off closing all the coal plants until a LEGITIMATE and VIABLE alternative that can PRODUCE SUFFICIENT energy is FULLY OPERATIONAL.
http://www.friendsoftheuschamber.com/article/-dozens-of-power-plants-closing-due-to-new-epa-rules