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Monthly archive April, 2007

“Federal regulators say they will monitor Indian Point operations closely” by Greg Clary

“CORTLANDT – If Indian Point were a student, the nuclear plants would still be getting a passing grade, but the teacher would be a little concerned about recent trends and study habits. Federal regulators noted last night that last year’s report card for Indian Point was green for both nuclear reactors – Indian Point 2...

“Spitzer Demands Indian Point Inspection”

“ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Gov. Eliot Spitzer said Thursday that the Indian Point power plants should undergo a rarely imposed outside safety review before being licensed for 20 more years of operation. Citing a leak of radioactive elements into the groundwater beneath Indian Point and the owners’ failure to install a new emergency siren system,...

“Against Indian Point” by Michel Lee

“To the Editor: “Indian Point: Hazard on the Hudson” [Editorial, April 16] nailed it. Whatever one thinks of nuclear-power generation, there is no informed risk analysis that can justify keeping Indian Point on the respirator. Continuing the operation of an aging, degrading, corroding and radiation-leaking nuclear plant that is sited a mere 24 miles from...

“Transformer fire calls safety of plant into question” by Abby Luby

“More woes at Indian Point The latest incident last Friday at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants put the exclamation point on successive system failures at the Buchanan based reactors. The loud blast was followed by a fire on one of two transformers dedicated to Unit 3, causing an automatic shut down of that unit....

Indian Point: Hazard on the Hudson

“On April 6 at 11:43 a.m., the company that owns the Indian Point nuclear plant reported an “unusual event” at the No. 3 reactor. These are, needless to say, not comforting words to hear when they refer to a nuclear reactor—particularly one located 35 miles from midtown Manhattan, and one with an abysmal history of...

“Indian Point fire stirs deep-seated fears” by Noreen O’Donnell

“For about 10 minutes yesterday morning, I wondered how much I still wanted to be a journalist. We had just received a report in the newsroom about an explosion at the Indian Point nuclear power complex, and all I could think of doing was driving south away from the story. Here is part of a...

“Indian Point 3’s safety rating lowered after transformer explosion, fire” by Liz Anderson, Greg Clary and Nicole Neroulias

“BUCHANAN – An explosion and fire in a transformer yard at the Indian Point nuclear power complex today led to the shutdown of the Indian Point 3 reactor, but officials said the fire was quickly extinguished with no impact on public health and safety. The unplanned shutdown, the second this week, will degrade the plant’s...

“Reactor shutdown follows siren trouble in testy week for Indian Point” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN — Another week, another set of challenges for Indian Point – first, problems with a siren test Monday and then an unplanned reactor shutdown yesterday. The nuclear plants ran into what Indian Point officials hope was a glitch when 123 of the new 150 emergency sirens failed to successfully complete an operational test. The...

“If plants are safe, Entergy shouldn’t fear an independent review” by Gary Shaw

“Jim Knubel, the former chief nuclear officer at Indian Point 3, who is currently on the advisory board of the Entergy-financed New York Affordable Reliable Electricity Alliance, has charged that the ever growing call for an independent safety assessment at Indian Point is inappropriate or “bogus” (March 20 Community View) because many people would like...