Opinion
Rethinking Ocean Disposal Of Pilgrim Wastewater (guest commentary, Falmouth Enterprise)
Listen or read this new commentary by Ken Buessler regarding the potential disposal of wastewater from Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant on Cape Cod Bay, MA. Published January 2, 2026. A December 5 editorial in the Enterprise about the decommissioning of the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station made the case that there are still big questions about…
Read MoreScientists weigh in on dumping of radioactive water into Cape Cod Bay
Listen to (or Read!) an interview on CAI Radio with Jennette Barnes speaking with Ken Buesseler about the closing of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and the fate of the wastewater stored at the site. From the site: The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station closed in 2019, but work to contain or dispose of nuclear waste from…
Read MoreThe future of ocean health
Human and environmental health are inextricably linked. Yet ocean ecosystem health is declining because of anthropogenic pollution, overexploitation, and the effects of global climate change. These problems affect billions of people dependent on oceans for their lives, livelihoods, and cultural practices. The importance of ocean health is recognized by scientists, managers, policy-makers, nongovernmental organizations, and…
Read MoreMinimizing harm: the concrete option for Fukushima tanks waste
Minimizing Harm: the concrete option for solving the accumulation of radioactively contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site A paper prepared by the Independent Expert Panel to the Pacific Islands Forum Dr. Arjun Makhijani, Dr. Ferenc (Jacob Rolf) Dalnoki Veress, Dr. Robert Richmond, Dr. Anthony Hooker, Dr. Ken Buesseler12 June 2023 Abstract:…
Read MoreThe scale of the problem – Comments on a MA Dept. of Public Health report on radioactivity in untreated waters at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
On May 19, 2023 a report was released by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Radiation Control Program (RCP) regarding testing done at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant. The plant owners, currently in the process of decommissioning, plan to discharge 1.1 million gallons of radioactive contaminated water into Cape Cod Bay as a part of…
Read MoreMore data needed before ocean water release of Fukushima water
A new commentary in the Japan Times by Ken Buesseler, highlights that the full extent of the radioactive isotopes in water in the tanks stored at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant require more study before the water is dumped into the ocean. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority last month announced its approval for the discharge…
Read MoreThe Power of the Ocean
Opinion piece just published on The Hill by Ken Buesseler December 23, 2021 Carbon dioxide removal has been described both as humanity’s last, best hope to stave off the looming climate crisis, and as the stuff of dystopian science fiction. As is usually the case, reality falls somewhere in the middle. But if we take…
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