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Monthly archive January, 2005

“Presentation To Close Indian Point”

“Press Release Jan 31, 2005 For Immediate Release Contact: Susan Zimet Ulster County Legislator 845-255-2117 Michael Kaplowitz Westchester County Legislator 914-995-2848 Presentation To Close Indian Point On Wednesday, February 2, 2005 at 6pm in the Ulster County Legislative chambers, Kingston, N.Y., there will a presentation to the Ulster County Legislature on a request from Westchester...

“NY’s Spitzer urges closing Indian Point nuke plant”

“WASHINGTON, Jan 31 – The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y., just 45 miles north of New York City, should be closed as soon as possible, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said on Monday. “It makes no sense to have a nuclear facility there. I think we should close it when and...

“House Members say any failures of Indian Point emergency sirens is unacceptable”

“Rockland County Reps. Eliot Engel (D-NY), Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland) and Sue Kelly (R-NY) yesterday sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission telling the agency that any failure of the emergency sirens at the Indian Point nuclear power plant is unacceptable. The NRC has taken the “outrageous” position that a failure rate of 10 percent...

“Drunk guard suspended, Entergy says” by Greg Cannon

“Buchanan – A security supervisor at the Indian Point nuclear plant has been suspended for at least two weeks after he was found to be under the influence of alcohol Monday while on the job, according to his employer. The man, who was not identified, was not at the Hudson River plant when a colleague...

“Certification Letter Submitted Despite New Concerns With Emergency Plan”

“Riverkeeper, along with the Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition, are urging Putnam County Executive Robert Bondi to retract his county’s 2005 Annual Certification Letter (ACL) for the Indian Point radiological emergency preparedness plan. For the second year in a row, Putnam County has submitted its ACL despite grave flaws in the emergency plans as identified...

“Legislator Ellen Jaffee Is Joined By Other Legislators in Urging the County Executive to Withhold Submission of the County’s Annual Certification Letter for Indian Point Emergency Plan”

For Immediate Release Contact:    Hon. Ellen Jaffee        (845) 729-981 Erika Caufield, Press Coordinator         (845) 638-5184 Legislator Ellen Jaffee Is Joined By Other Legislators in Urging the County Executive to Withhold Submission of the County’s Annual Certification Letter for Indian Point Emergency Plan  New City, NY (January 12, 2005) – Legislator Ellen Jaffee, Chair of...