Far from being pollution free, nuclear reactors routinely vent radioisotopes onto downwind communities throughout the U. S . Citizens in reactor, dump and contamination pathway communities live in a fog of radiation. Vermont Yankee's airborne waste includes Strontium, Iodine, Cesium, and a wide variety of Xenon isotopes. These isotopes are constantly breaking down and releasing radiation. For example, Cesium mimics potassium.
Potassium is a primary element in all cell fluid.
Along with sodium, it is important to the electrical potential of the nervous system and is therefore essential for efficient functioning of the nerves and muscles. It is also required by plants for growth One of the most common radionuclides released from Vermont Yankee's stack is Xenon 135 which decays into Cesium 135 with a half life of over 2,000,000 years. What this means is that communities in the pathway of radioactive wastes and discharges suffer an increased risk of disease and death. This increase in individual risk and community sickness is, in fact, acknowledged in NRC documents. This legalizes the murder of human beings, as long as the total number of premature deaths is acceptable to the government and the nuclear industry.