# @generationatomic on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DeZ6BfCjUsN
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- **Posted:** 2026-10-12T18:44:33.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Generation Atomic (@generationatomic) — https://gondola.cc/generationatomic

## Caption

The treated water Massachusetts won't let Holtec discharge: ~800,000 gallons containing less than 12 curies of tritium—about as much as a self illuminating tritium exit sign (~11.5 Ci).

Math: 12 Ci in 790,000 gallons = ~148,000 Bq/L. Using the ICRP 72 adult ingestion-dose coefficient (1.8×10⁻¹¹ Sv/Bq), that's 0.0027 mSv/L. A single-view chest X-ray is ~0.02 mSv, equivalent to drinking about 2 gallons of this water undiluted.

The ban is pure theater. It needlessly makes nuclear more expensive and slows the transition to a cleaner electricity grid. A federal judge struck down New York's similar ban in 2025 as preempted by federal law, though New York appealed. Massachusetts relies on a different law, so we'll see how that plays out. Meanwhile, the lawyers will keep cashing the checks!

Check out  americannuclear's  article 'Massachusetts blocks Holtec from discharging Pilgrim water' to learn more. 

#MemeMonday #NuclearEnergyMemes #Massachusetts #NuclearEnergy #science

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