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SEEKING GOOD OUTCOMES IN NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING with RAY SHADIS

12/08/2013 - 12/10/2013

EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER 45 min. The film tells about development of an anti-nuclear nongovernmental organization struggling for closure of one nuclear power plant in Maine (USA). The Maine Yankee power plant was the first one decommissioned according to the "green lawn" principle. The characters of the film recall their fight for closure of the NPP which was difficult and joyfuland the road they had chosen once made them steeled in battle. Raymond Shadis, leader of NGO Friends of the Coast, with the support of his- wife Patricia and a small group of friends through the unbelievable efforts and at the expense of hardship had managed to get together a group of activists who over the time of many years did their best to initiate decommissioning of the Maine Yankee plant. This was the first experience of the large-scale decommissioning in the USA. Not only the nuclear specialists but also the local government and the society were facing the problem newly for the first time since it had never been done before in the United States. They succeeded in making the whole process safe with involvement and cooperation of all the stakeholders. The film is produced by NGO Greenworld in the framework of the international project DECOMMISSION (decomatom..org) with financial support of Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, Friends of the Earth Norway (Norges Naturvernforbund, Oslo), and Center for Safe Energy (Berkeley, California) and with organizational support of NGO Friends of the Coast (Maine, USA). Production: NGO Greenworld tel/fax: +7(81369)72991 Leningrad oblast Sosnovy Bar bodrov@greenworld.org.ru http://greenworld.org.ru http://decomatom. org

SEEKING GOOD OUTCOMES IN–
NUCLEAR DECOMMISSIONING

An Intimate Evening Discussion
preceded by light refreshments and the film
   “Everything In Our Power”

EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER 45 min. The film tells about development of an anti-nuclear nongovernmental organization struggling for closure of one nuclear power plant in Maine (USA). The Maine Yankee power plant was the first one decommissioned according to the "green lawn" principle. The characters of the film recall their fight for closure of the NPP which was difficult and joyfuland the road they had chosen once made them steeled in battle. Raymond Shadis, leader of NGO Friends of the Coast, with the support of his- wife Patricia and a small group of friends through the unbelievable efforts and at the expense of hardship had managed to get together a group of activists who over the time of many years did their best to initiate decommissioning of the Maine Yankee plant. This was the first experience of the large-scale decommissioning in the USA. Not only the nuclear specialists but also the local government and the society were facing the problem newly for the first time since it had never been done before in the United States. They succeeded in making the whole process safe with involvement and cooperation of all the stakeholders. The film is produced by NGO Greenworld in the framework of the international project DECOMMISSION (decomatom..org) with financial support of Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature, Friends of the Earth Norway (Norges Naturvernforbund, Oslo), and Center for Safe Energy (Berkeley, California) and with organizational support of NGO Friends of the Coast (Maine, USA). Production: NGO Greenworld tel/fax: +7(81369)72991 Leningrad oblast Sosnovy Bar bodrov@greenworld.org.ru http://greenworld.org.ru http://decomatom. org

Dec.  8  MA, Northampton, 2PM   Bridge St. Sch. Rt.9   *Forum Only– no film
Dec.  9   VT, Brattleboro, 7PM   Centre Cong. Church, 193 Main St.
Dec. 10  VT, Randolph, 7PM   Kimball Public Library

“Everything In Our Power” was produced by the Russian environmental group, Green World, to document the decommissioning of Maine Yankee nuclear power station.  Presented in this film are Ray Shadis of Edgecomb, Maine as well as Maine state officials and Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company personnel.  Ray, who has been on the board of New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution since 1982, was deeply involved with Friends of the Coast in the shut down and decommissioning of Maine Yankee.  The Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company openly credited Friends of the Coast for leading the company to a stricter, cleaner decommissioning than any plant in the country.

Ray was the only environmental and nuclear safety advocate on the  Maine Yankee Community Advisory Panel on Decommissioning and he was the lead public interest negotiator on the Maine Yankee decommissioning, for residual radiation standards, site assessment, dry fuel storage conditions, security, off-site environmental radiation surveys, and more.

Shadis also worked with Maine Yankee and NRC on the seminal NRC Staff Report, NUREG-1738, Spent Fuel Pool Accident Risk at Decommissioning Nuclear Power Stations (2000-2001) . He also served on NRC’s Initial Implementation Evaluation Panel for the NRC’s Reactor Oversight Program as well as the Keystone Foundation’s National Dialogue on Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning.

Following the film, Shadis will review ways Vermont Yankee can follow Maine Yankee’s work.

For additional information please call the NEC office at (802) 257-0336  www.NewEnglandCoalition.org

* Dec. 8th Northampton, MA,  Forum Only (no showing of film): An expert panel presentation regarding the decommissioning of Vermont Yankee.  Ray Shadis is one of four panelists who will present their knowledge & thoughts on the future of Vermont Yankee. Paul Blanch and Ray Shadis participated in Maine Yankee decommissioning. Paul is a nuclear engineer and whistle blower; Ray is technical consultant to the New England Coalition on Nuclear Pollution. Deb Katz is executive director of Citizens Awareness Network and led the movement to clean up Rowe.  Prof. John Mullin, U-Mass is co-author of a report “The Closing of the Yankee Rowe Nuclear Power Plant.”   Event Poster    Bridge Street School, Northampton, MA (coming West into Northampton on Rte. 9 on the right next to the cemetery) Sponsors: The Nuclear Free Future Coalition of Western Massachusetts / American Friends Service Committee / Physicians for Social Responsibility, MA / Citizens Awareness Network / Traprock Center for Peace and Justice / Safe and Green Campaign / Northampton Public Safety Committee.  For more information contact Hattie Nestel 978-249-9400 or Jeff Napolitano 413-584-8975.

NEC is a 501(c (3) non-profit organization.  Donations are tax-deductible.
Please donate to “NEC” POB 545 Brattleboro  VT 05302-0545 or at our website.

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12/08/2013
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12/10/2013
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