Considering Phoenixville but scared of Limerick Power Plant

[Boeing]

Originally Posted by serfmunke

Wow, I really appreciate all the feedback and links to articles. I need to read up and do the research. I am also very happy I have a great realtor who is honest and I trust her opinion, so we'll see what happens. I mean Phoenixville couldn't be any worse than Ridley Park which is next to 95, 476, the airport, Boeing, and some other spewing industrial buildings.

Thanks a bunch people!

Boeing, eh?

I'd be more worried about a V-22 crashing in my yard then the power plant!

[maestro]

Originally Posted by serfmunke

I mean Phoenixville couldn't be any worse than Ridley Park which is next to 95, 476, the airport, Boeing, and some other spewing industrial buildings

very true, but there are also a number of other great places to live in the great Philly area other than these 2 towns.

when we lived there we looked into one of the schools. They had a form you needed to fill out to give them the approval to, in the event of a nuclear meltdown, give your child those special pills (I forget the name of them). That made us feel a little weirded out.

Anyway, if you really like Phoenixville and are dead-set on it, then do it. I would imagine you'd eventually get used to the power plant. There are definitely a lot of nice people in the general north Chester-western Montgomery County areas.

[TravelSheila]

I've lived in Northern Chester County or western edge of Montco for most of my life and love it here. The schools are great, the people are very nice, and I love the suburban feel. In the past 15 yrs there has been a lot of residential and commercial development out this way, especially on the Rte 422 corridor and Rte 100. We have Phila Premium Outlets, Wegman's, Best Buy, Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, etc. Lots of golf courses too.

I felt like I was in a Simpson's episode the first time we drove down 422 West and saw the cooling towers of the limerick plant. It struck me as funny. I was a little disconcerted about the safety aspect too, but am not worried now. The reality is, if there is an explosion do you want to be nearby and go quickly or suffer a long drawn out death? Don't mean to be a downer, but that's the reality if you're talking about towns nearby or a slightly further away. That being said, I'm not concerned.

The pills someone was referring to are KI, potassium iodide. Here's a link about them:
Potassium Iodide (KI) and Radiation Emergencies: Fact Sheet

[solibs]

Originally Posted by MoorestownResident

People around Toms River, NJ have had a large increase in cancer rates among children that the local community claimed was due to illegal dumping by a company in the area. Guess what? There's also a power plant in nearby Lacey Township. Hard to say if that is the cause. But the plant was shut down for repair around the same time and then the cancer rate began to decline. Coincidence? I highly doubt it.

Oyster Creek is one of the oldest reactors in the country and Salem was long plagued with problems. I don't trust either of them.

That said, It's doubtful that a cancer cluster in Toms River is linked to a power plant down in Forked River. The cancers were most certainly related to Ciba-Geigy (as had long been suspected) contaminating the aquifer.

Toms River Cancer Cluster Settlement

I just can't believe they're still in business.

[soulsurv]

I once read an article (somewhere ) stating that your best bet is to purchase more than 50 miles away from any nuclear plant in case of an accident. I guess that leaves out most of us with Salem right across the bridge, practically.