Bloomberg reported that Miami’s drinking water is threatened by a leak in a Turkey Point, Florida, nuclear plant, and millions of residents may be affected. Engineers at the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority are fighting to contain it.
Protecting the water supply and local wildlife is vital to the area. Marine biologist and activist Rachel Silverstein is the CEO of Miami Waterkeeper, an environmental group that is placing pressure on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, state, and local officials to make Florida Power & Light clean up the leak and protect against larger consequences on the planet.
“This is just too important,” Silverstein said, per Bloomberg. “We’re not going to stop.”
The Turkey Point plant, located about 25 miles south of Miami, provides power for air conditioners and appliances for 1 million homes and businesses, Bloomberg reported. Underground, a heavily salted plume of water containing trace amounts of radioactive isotopes is seeping into an aquifer. That aquifer is the primary source of drinking water for more than 3 million people…