If a turtle looses one of its front flippers, it is not likely that it can be re released into the wild. Each year fish, fish eggs, and other marine life from the Delaware River get sucked into the Salem Nuclear Power Plant in Salem, NJ, and die. Millions of gallons per day of Delaware River water serves to cool the massive turbines. The discharge of the warmed water is also an environmental concern. A BAT now available is called a cooling tower which would nearly eliminate the need to suck water and life out of the river.
Energy companies are some of the richest, most powerful industries in the world.
They must be made to comply with BAT requirements and use cooling towers. The coalition is a long standing effort by over 30 state, regional, and local organizations addressing many issues concerning nuclear power plants. COA has joined to force Salem to comply with the law. If not, the plant should not be allowed to operate. The paper severely limited the scope and depth of the many environmental concerns identified by groups.