OSSINING, NY — November 25, 2019 — On Friday, Entergy, the operator of the Indian Point nuclear power plant, and Holtec International, a New Jersey-based firm with a scandalous corporate past, asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to approve a transfer of the plant’s license and its $2 billion decommissioning trust fund to Holtec. Holtec’s recent history makes it the wrong …
Riverkeeper Statement Regarding AIM Pipeline/Indian Point Risk Assessment
OSSINING, NY — June 23, 2018 — Late yesterday afternoon, four New York State agencies released the executive summary of a long-awaited risk assessment of the Algonquin Incremental Market pipeline near Indian Point Energy Center in Westchester County. The agencies, the State Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Department of Public Service, Department of Health, and the Department of …
Read The Westchester Guardian – December 20th Edition
Click to read The Westchester Guardian – December 20, 2012 edition. Click onto the hyperlink above to open the virtual paper onto you screen. Please be patient as it may take about 30 seconds for the document to be displayed onto your computer screen. You will need Adobe Reader [http://get.adobe.com/reader/] to view the document. Get the latest, fully functioning Adobe …
ENERGY ISSUES: Indian Point Hearing Draws Adversaries and Proponents (Part 2) By ABBY LUBY
Japanese women dressed in Rad suits, protesting the continuing operation of Indian Point.>>> Photos by Abby Luby. Courtesy of Abby Luby Photo. Tarrytown, NY – – Last Friday's Indian Point Annual Assessment (May 11, 2012) was hosted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who seemed considerably toned down. Unlike last year, when the public hearing was held just after the nuclear …
ENERGY ISSUES: Federal Judges Tour Indian Point (Part 1) By ABBY LUBY
It was Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in the early morning, a small group carrying large yellow and black signs stood their ground in front of the main gates of the Indian Point nuclear power plant. Photo by Abby Luby, courtesy of Abby Luby Photo. BUCHANAN, NY — A week before the NRC annual safety assessment for Indian Point, a small …
Read The Westchester Guardian – December 29, 2011 Edition
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A.G. Schneiderman Files Petition Forcing Indian Point to Comply with Federal Fire Safety Regulations
Amid New Fire Safety Concerns, Indian Point Seeks to Dodge Federal Regulations Developed to Keep Nuclear Power Plants Secure in Fire Emergencies Today’s Petition is Latest Action in A.G.’s Vigilance of Indian Point, Follows Lawsuit on Nuclear Waste Storage & Appeal to Study Seismic Risk. New York, NY, 28 March 2011– Amid growing concerns that Indian Point has failed to …
The Feiner Report: Why Indian Point Should Be Shut Down By Paul Feiner
Many of my constituents are concerned about Indian Point. The recent Japan earthquake and nuclear power plant radiation leaks (meltdowns) have caused many people to question what would happen if our area experiences an earthquake. Indian Point, like the nuclear power plants in Japan, are located on earthquake faults. Although it is unlikely that we will experience as strong an …