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A state matter: Elgin not pursuing removing fluoride from drinking water
ELGIN — The city will not pursue any moves to take fluoride out of its drinking matter under current state rules… [Water Director Kyla Jacobsen] stated that 13 states including Illinois have fluoride regulations set at the state level, while the remaining 37 allow fluoride in the drinking water to be decided at the local […]
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License Amendment Request for Closure of Calcium Fluoride Ponds at Honeywell Metropolis Works, Honeywell International, Inc.
ACTION: Notice of availability of environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. Sep 27, 2013 (Menafn – FIND, Inc. via COMTEX) –SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the issuance of a license amendment to Source Materials License SUA-526 issued to Honeywell International, Inc. (Honeywell) for its Metropolis Works Facility (MWF) in […]
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Debate over fluoride in public water supplies surfaces again in Elgin
Excerpts: … Councilman Terry Gavin recently said he would like the city council to have a discussion about the use of fluoride in Elgin’s water supply. … “After winning the election, several more people contacted me about this issue — both those I knew already and those I didn’t know,” Gavin stated in an email. […]
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Upgraded Metropolis cleared for restart
Honeywell has been given regulatory approval to resume full operation of its Metropolis uranium conversion plant in Illinois. The plant, which had been idle for over a year, will be restarted by mid-July. During the plant’s annual maintenance outage, which began in May 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted inspections to assess the plant’s […]
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Metropolis, IL: Honeywell closer to reopening
The Honeywell Metropolis Works has completed upgrade work and today will begin restarting front-end operations, plant manager Larry Smith said in a Wednesday letter to employees. Those operations include ore preparation work and green salt production. “We have all worked very hard to get to this point, and this is an important step to get […]
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Report: Toxic cloud could sicken millions in Chicago
CHICAGO – A rapidly spreading toxic cloud of hydrofluoric acid fumes from an accident at two oil refineries in Lemont and Channahon, Ill., could kill thousands and sicken millions in the Windy City, says a leading union authority on worker and public safety. The threat to Chicago and other areas around the country is so […]
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Mid-2013 restart for Metropolis
The Metropolis uranium conversion plant will resume production in June 2013 when post-Fukushima safety upgrades should be completed at the facility, plant operator Honeywell announced. The plant has been offline since May. In common with all US nuclear facilities, the Metropolis plant has been subjected to a post-Fukushima safety review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission […]
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Western Springs Poll: Are Concerns About Added Fluoride Valid?
The vocal populist movement against added fluoridation of water has sprung up in Western Springs recently. Water hardness aside, how do you feel about the F?? Okay, let’s set some rules: we’re not talking about water hardness here. We know that’s bad for a lot of people. But it’s something that’s clearly visible. Even if […]
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Western Springs: Is the Temporary Increase of Fluoride in Our Water a Problem?
There has been some concern among residents about the naturally occurring fluoride level in our drinking water. The water plant is currently in the fifth month of a one-year construction project to improve the quality of our water by installing reverse osmosis equipment. During my term as a Village trustee (2007—11), I chaired the Public […]
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Western Springs. Board Meeting: Ex-Trustee advocates fluoridation
Former Western Springs trustee James Maragos appeared before the Board of Trustees at Monday’s regular meeting to speak in favor of fluoridating drinking water, the first citizen to do so since a number of residents began speaking out against the practice . Maragos, who chaired the Public Works and Water Committee during his tenure on […]
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