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“NRC Move to Make Nuke Plant Licensing Hearing Secret is Illegal, Irresponsible”

Nuclear Information and Resource Service Public Citizen  For Immediate Release:                 Contact: Michael Mariotte, NIRS (202) 328-0002 Dec. 20, 2004                                              Michele Boyd, PC (202) 454-5134 NRC Move to Make Nuke Plant Licensing Hearing Secret is Illegal, Irresponsible  Staff of Nuclear Industry Regulator Seeks to Shut Out Public in Wake of Agency’s Security Lockdown WASHINGTON, D.C. –...

“Ruminations: The growth of civilization is tied to energy” by Rita J. King

“Since I announced a moratorium on political discussions with family members just in time for the holidays, we found ourselves conversing about other issues. My father-in-law asked me what I learned while writing a series of articles on the nuclear industry, and if my feelings about the industry changed as a result. When I first...

“A long-simmering dispute”

“A long-simmering dispute over the effectiveness of warning sirens for the Indian Point nuclear power plant flared up yesterday as plant officials prepared to test a system Westchester and Rockland County officials claim is broken. At issue are the 156, 500-pound rotating sirens in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam and Orange counties which are to alert more...

“Green light for Indian Pt means less scrutiny” by Rita J. King

“With green safety ratings across the board for the first time, Indian Point will soon operate without intensified scrutiny by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). NRC’s safety rating system is color-coded, ranging from red to yellow, then white and green. Indian Point 2 was the first nuclear power plant in the nation to garner a...

“Residents scrutinize emergency preparations” by Martin B. Cassidy

“Communications, vaccinations and preparedness topped the list of residents’ concerns at a meeting last night to outline the town’s emergency response plans. Speaking at a forum convened at Town Hall by the League of Women Voters of Greenwich, First Selectman Jim Lash and a panel of safety and health officials and representatives of Greenwich Hospital...

“Debate over future of Indian Point nuclear plants won’t end overnight” by Rita J. King

“This is the final article in a series on the nuclear industry While a growing cacophony clamors for the closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan, many who work at the facility or live in the communities supported by it are just as fervent about keeping the source of their economic security...

“‘Chernobyl-on-the-Hudson’: New reports detail terrorist targets” by Tony Attrino, John Adamski, Michael McDonnell and Walter Elliott

“There are 15,000 such facilities in the United States, including an estimated 111 that, if attacked, could each put a million or more people at risk of death or injury,” writes environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in his new book, “Crimes Against Nature.” The Kuehne plant has long been considered a top target for...

“Secrecy on security at nuclear plants continues to be scrutinized” by Rita J. King

“The same way the food chain creates an impetus for evolution, terrorism and security each force the other entity to get stronger and smarter in order to succeed. In this interplay of offense and defense, the nuclear industry has found itself at the center of a debate about how much security is really enough. After...

“Power Increase Is Approved for Indian Pt.” by Kirk Semple

“WHITE PLAINS, Oct. 29 – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted permission to the owners of the Indian Point nuclear power complex to increase output at one of its reactors by 3.3 percent. The agency, which approved the increase in capacity, or “uprate,” on Thursday, based its decision on a determination that the plant could...

“Indian Point is still a danger to NYC” by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

“Imagine a world without New York City . The terrorists already have. In President George W. Bush’s 2002 State of the Union Address, he warned that U.S. troops in Afghanistan had found diagrams in al-Qaida’s caves of American nuclear power plants. The recently released 9/11 Commission report revealed that Mohammed Atta, the plot’s ringleader, “considered...

“Dear Editor” by Michel Lee, Esq.

“Dear Editor: The Poughkeepsie Journal editorial endorsing Senator Sue Kelly contained two factual errors. First, a nuclear power plant becomes substantially less of a threat fairly soon after shut-down. As per a 2002 analysis conducted by the Nuclear Control Institute (NCI), within 20 days following shutdown, the number of acute fatalities (w/in 10 miles) from...

“Industry grapples with growing safety concerns; Future energy needs could fuel increase in nuclear power” by Rita J. King

“This is the second article in a series exploring the nuclear industry The nuclear industry seems poised for a determined comeback as the world’s energy needs increase exponentially along with the population. Dependence on foreign oil has proven to be a slippery slope. Fossil fuels create pollution. Renewable energy sources haven’t received the necessary mainstream...