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Monthly archive April, 2006

“A Nuclear Plant in the Neighborhood” by Alice Slater

“To the Editor: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission reports 200 incidents since 1986 where reactors have come close to a meltdown, making the risk greater than 1 in 1,000. Nor is Excelon the only company that is mismanaging nuclear power plants. Only 35 miles from New York City , Entergy manages the Indian Point reactors, where...

“Riverkeeper to sue over leak at Indian Point” by Greg Clary

“Hudson River’s ‘keeper’ Riverkeeper is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966. It’s dedicated to protecting the ecology of the Hudson River and the watershed area that provides drinking water to New York City and parts of the northern suburbs. The crux of Riverkeeper’s lawsuit against Indian Point is whether leaking strontium 90 at the nuclear...

“Riverkeeper plans possible suit against Entergy over radioactive leaks”

“The environmental group Riverkeeper says it plans to sue Entergy Nuclear Northeast for allegedly violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) over radioactive leaks disclosed last fall. Riverkeeper President Alex Matthiessen says they are not seeking monetary damages, or a shutdown of Indian Point, with this suit, although closing the reactors is an ultimate...

“Entergy facing lawsuit over radiation leak” by Rita J. King

“Riverkeeper is putting Entergy Nuclear Northeast on notice that a lawsuit is coming. Environmental watchdog Riverkeeper celebrated its 40th anniversary by announcing its intent to sue Entergy Nuclear Northeast for failing to notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within 24 hours of discovering a leak of radiation that may be entering the Hudson River. The...

Riverkeeper threatens lawsuit to get EPA involved in Indian Point

“TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Environmentalists threatened Tuesday to go to federal court to get the Environmental Protection Agency involved in the investigation and cleanup of radioactive leaks at the Indian Point nuclear power plants. Officials at Riverkeeper claimed at a news conference that Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the plants, did not notify the EPA of...

“Enviromental groups sue over leak at Indian Point” by Greg Clary

“TARRYTOWN – Two environmental groups began a lawsuit today against Indian Point, alleging that the nuclear plant violated federal law by not notifying the Environmental Protection Agency when a radioactive water leak was found in August. Riverkeeper and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic say Indian Point’s failure to involve the EPA within 24 hours of...

“Indian Point Threatened With Lawsuit Over Leaks”

“NEW YORK, NY April 18, 2006 -Environmentalists are threatening to sue to get the EPA to investigate and clean up radioactive leaks at the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The group Riverkeeper says that Indian Point owner Entergy Nuclear Northeast, did not notify the EPA of leaks discovered in groundwater detected in august at the...

“Riverkeeper Files Suit Against Local Power Plant” by Tony Aiello

“(CBS) WHITE PLAINS The company that owns the Indian Point nuclear power plant is laughing off a lawsuit filed by the environmental group Riverkeeper. “Riverkeeper tries all kinds of things,” said Entergy spokesman Jim Steets. “They often are irrelevant to what actually is going on at Indian Point.” Riverkeeper claims Entergy violated federal law by...

“Deaf couple worries: We can’t hear sirens Indian Point: How would deaf know?” by Greg Bruno

“Harriman – John and Andrea DeBold can check the weather on their pagers and send e-mail by minicomputer. Their door chimes with flashing lights. Closed captions scroll across their TV. But for all the gadgets that bring normalcy to this deaf Orange County couple, one remains frustratingly elusive: an Indian Point warning system. “What if...

A Letter to the Editor by Mark Jacobs

In Monday’s article, “Nation taking harder look at nuclear leaks,” Mr. Clary and Mr. Golding leave out some of the striking revelations regarding the leaking at Indian Point which became public at the NRC meeting on March 28. The NRC made it clear that there is not one leak, but at least two and possibly...

“Nation taking harder look at nuclear leaks” by Greg Clary and Bruce Golding

“Radioactive isotopes leaking at Indian Point and four other nuclear plants across the nation could signal a new wave of environmental troubles for an industry relying on plants built as far back as the late 1950s. “There are likely two dozen (plants), maybe more,” said David Lochbaum, a nuclear safety engineer with the Union of...

“Lawmakers don’t like nuke review plans, will push for more” by Greg Clary

“A federal regulator’s promise to conduct an in-depth review of Indian Point falls short of what Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and other lawmakers want, so they will continue pushing for a more comprehensive evaluation. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Nils Diaz told Clinton at a Senate hearing last month that the agency would conduct a “thorough,...