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Duke Energy Stakeholders Meeting – Duke Energy held an informational lun-

What Do Grand Canyon Rocks Really Tell Us? (Part 1)

cheon for community ofﬁcials and leaders from both Levy and Citrus County. All of the

The Grand Canyon is known for

big guys from Duke where there to give information on the status of decommissioning the

the rugged beauty displayed in its land-

Crystal River Nuclear Plant, CR3. The plant was shut down in 2009 and has never restarted

scape. When gazing at the sedimentary

due to damage to the reactor building during a planned maintenance outage. It has since

rock layers of the Grand Canyon, notice

been decided to retire the plant and decommission it. At this time they are developing new

the layers. How did they form? The

procedures for the decommissioned plant, ﬂushing and laying up equipment, ﬁnding a home

dominant view today is that slowly and

for now unneeded equipment, transitioning employees, setting up their decommission team

gradually sediment was laid down over

and generally preparing for long term storage.

millions of years. If this were true, we

A big question is what to do with the spent fuel that is still on site. Spent fuel is

would expect to ﬁnd weathering and ero-

fuel that has been used in the reactor but is no longer sufﬁcient to generate power but still

sion in between the layers, yet we do not. What is observed is near-ﬂatness with knife-

generates some heat. It’s currently being stored in the spent fuel pool on site. Think of the

edge boundaries between the layers and very little evidence of gullies or other erosional

spent fuel pool as a large swimming pool not a whole lot bigger than the Inglis Community

features. Also, there is a lack of soil with each layer. If each layer represents thousand

Center. They are considering their options. They can continue to store it in the spent fuel

of years, where’s the soil?

pool at the plant. The nuclear fuel is submerged in the pool and kept cool by circulating pool

Consider what tree roots, gophers, worms and other animals do to alter the sur-

water. The next option is to build a dry storage facility. This would be a building where the

face layers in short order. They signiﬁcantly mix the soil in as little as 18 months time.

fuel would be stored after being encapsulated in some sort of cask. Eventually perhaps the

This is called bioturbation. All their biological activity mixes up the soil resulting in

Department of Energy will determine a long term storage option for all the nuclear units

lack of layers. None of this mixing is seen – distinct sedimentary layers are observed.

in this country. Offsite storage facilities in the USA have stalled since the 1970’s. A “not

A cataclysmic global ﬂood as described in Genesis 7-8 is a far superior explanation for

in my backyard” feeling has made it politically difﬁcult to site such facilities. Therefore

the layers we observe. The ﬂood waters would have swept over the continents, cata-

nuclear plants currently store their spent fuel on site. It is interesting to note that all the

strophically eroding sediments, transporting them and then rapidly depositing them in

spent fuel generated by CR3 since it came on line in 1977 is still on site in the spent fuel

distinct ﬂat layers upon the newly scoured surfaces. This would have continued for over

pool. It gives you some idea of how small the waste is.

a year. Caught in this sediment would have been billions of plants and animals rapidly

Levy Units -When asked about the Levy site, although they have shelved plans

buried with the sediment. The evidence of layers being nearly ﬂat and having knife-edge

to build nuclear units there, they are still pursuing the license for the site. Alex Glenn,

boundaries declares that the Genesis Flood did happen, just as God has told us.

President of Duke’s utility operations in Florida said he still believed it was good site for

For if God spared not the angels that sinned…And spared not the old world, but

a nuclear plant because it has a proximity to water, close to good transmission capability

saved Noah, one of eight people, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the ﬂood on the

being that the power could be gotten to the distribution grid more easily, that the site is rela-

world of the ungodly… - 2 Peter 2:4,5

tively high, higher than Crystal River and the geotechnical information was good.

Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011

Feel Good Thing – One of the nice things that came out of the meeting was that

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Inglis Mayor's Report

they really seem to be trying to help the employees as much as possible by ﬁnding them

spots elsewhere in the company, bringing in recruiters and councilors and other things to try

and make the transition as best they can. Good Night and Good Luck

Harry Truman said “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who

Commercial/Industrial Properties

gets the credit.” While that’s generally true, sometimes it makes sense to pass out a little bit

Here’s where we stand. We are making progress with the transition from IPD to

3,200 sq ft commercial building on over 2

the Levy County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce. While there is still a lot to do - and it will continue after

acres fronting Hwy 19. Previously used as

October 1, 2013, when the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce takes over - we are getting it done. We appreci-

an automotive repair shop. Building has 3

ate the work Lt. Dowd & his staff and Commissioner White are doing in support of the tran-

double deep bays, ofﬁce and more, call for

sition. Commissioner White and our new Fire Chief, John McDonald, are doing a good job

your personal tour. Offered at $199,900

bringing in new volunteers for the Inglis Fire Department. Commissioner Morin has found a

number of areas where we can save money without sacriﬁcing service to the people. Com-

missioner Price is working diligently in Parks & Recreation and on the Veteran’s Memorial

RARE industrial property in Inglis, approx 4

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project. Bricks for the Memorial are for sale - see Lisa Flounders at Shrimp’s Landing to

acres with frontage on CR 40. Property can

 one parcel in- buy a brick for our memorial for our veterans.

be divided into 3 parcels with

The “Bucket Truck Investigation” is nearing its end. Thanks to the ﬁne work done

 2,480 sq ft building. Property is

by Lt. Dowd and Commissioner Ely, here’s what we know at this time: (1) Disposal of the

 good condition with 20’ ceilings and 16x16

Bucket Truck was authorized by the Commission; (2) Presently, there’s no indication any

 door and upgraded industrial electric service

Town employee proﬁted from the transaction; (3) There’s no documentation demonstrating

 Lots of room to expand. Offered at

the terms of the sale were “fair” to the Town (there’s reason to believe it was sold at a dis-

$275,000 

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count); (4) There’s no documentation showing the Truck was offered to anyone other than

We have rentals available

the ultimate purchaser; (5) There’s no documentation of an offer to purchase; (6) There’s

Diamond Investments, Inc.

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no documentation of the Town actually approving the offer; and (7) The transaction itself

Darryl A. Diamond

"Big or small we sell it all"

wasn’t properly documented.We’re in the process of getting the Truck back so we can make

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Hometown News for the Nature Coast

Double D Auction Services, ing at Reasonable Rates disposed of at the best price weMarion for the Town.

for S Levy, NE Citrus & SW

Our new Animal Control Ofﬁcer, Steve Warren, is on the payroll and doing a

Lic. Florida Auction House#AB3141

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

great job. If you see an animal being abused or neglected, call Ofﬁcer Warren at 352-461-

www.diamondhomesandland.com

Licensed Florida Auctioneer#AU4300

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

4546. Finally - Ofﬁcer Warren’s job includes making sure animals are properly registered

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com

with the Town (which includes proof that all vaccinations are up to date). Come in to Town

Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

Hall to get that done - or risk being cited by Ofﬁcer Warren.There’s still a lot to do. We’ll

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need your help and support to get it done.

Inglis Mayor Glenda Kirkland

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