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Monthly archive December, 2006

“PCB Watch at Indian Point” By Abby Luby

Irradiated water leaking into the ground and into the Hudson River from the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants has raised concerns that PCBS could also be escaping into the river. The Buchanan based plant owned by Entergy, is situated on the banks of the Hudson River, the country’s largest superfund site for PCB cleanup. According...

“Time to get after Indian Point staffers who muzzle workers” NY Journal News Editorial

“Usually when we hear from rank-and-file Indian Point employees, it is to remind us that the nuclear power plans are “safe, secure and vital,” with some emphasis on vital, as in, “our jobs are vital to us.” It was a bit disheartening then to read where some workers at the Buchanan plants feel stifled by...

“INDIAN POINT: Entergy crisis; Nuke leaks taint Hudson” by Abby Luby

“Contaminated water leaking from the Indian Point Nuclear Reactors forced plant owner Entergy to explain why. At an open house last week industry experts, hydrologists and spent-fuel experts hired by the company attempted to explain the unknown origin of large amounts of leaking, radiated water. Learning about the complex problem from Entergy’s perspective, members of...

Stop playing games at Indian Point

Week in and week out, something always seems to be going wrong at the Indian Point nuclear power plants, yet nothing is ever deemed to be a danger to the public. Amazing. The mere existence of a ticking time bomb in the middle of a heavily populated area where hundreds of thousands of lives could...

“Indian Point’s emergency phone system silenced” by Glenn Blain

“An emergency telephone system used by Indian Point officials to quickly notify local governments and the state about problems at the nuclear plants was out of service for at least part of the weekend. Technicians making routine tests yesterday discovered that the Radiological Emergency Communication System was not working, said Jim Steets, a spokesman for...

“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected an effort to change how it relicenses plants like Indian Point” by Liz Anderson

“The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has rejected an attempt by Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano to broaden the standards it uses to review plants such as Indian Point when they apply for relicensing. The decision comes just weeks after Entergy Nuclear Northeast, the owners of the Buchanan plants, announced it would seek to continue operating them...