“Leakage found at spent-fuel pool at Indian Point nuclear plant” by Jim Fitzgerald
“WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A small amount of slightly radioactive water has leaked from the spent-fuel pool at the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant, officials said Tuesday. Spokesmen for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and for Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the Westchester County plant, said the water was found several feet underground and was...
Entergy on the Leaks
Date: September 20, 2005 For Release: Immediate Contact: Jim Steets (914) 272-3545 – office (914) 671-0457 – cell jsteets@entergy.com Buchanan, New York–After soil and bedrock were removed from the floor of the Indian Point 2 fuel storage building as part of a reinforcement project currently underway in advance of the Indian Point Energy Center dry...
“Leakage Found At Indian Point Nuclear Plant”
“A small amount of slightly radioactive water has leaked from the spent-fuel pool at the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant, officials said Tuesday. Spokesmen for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and for Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the Westchester County plant, said the water was found several feet underground and was no danger to the...
“Hairline cracks discovered in Indian Point fuel storage building”
“After soil and bedrock were removed from the floor of the Indian Point 2 fuel storage building as part of a reinforcement project currently underway in advance of the Indian Point Energy Center dry cask storage project, a small amount of moisture was seen on the newly exposed pool wall. The moisture was found along...
“Statement by County Executive Andy Spano re: leakage at Indian Point 2”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPT. 20, 2005 Statement by County Executive Andy Spano re: leakage at Indian Point 2: “It’s absolutely unbelievable that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Entergy would keep us in the dark about a radioactive leak in the spent fuel pools at Indian Point. I was notified today by Entergy of a leak...
“LOWEY STATEMENT ON SPENT FUEL POOL LEAK AT INDIAN POINT”
Nita M. Lowey Serving Westchester and Rockland Counties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Julie Edwards September 20, 2005 202-225-6506 LOWEY STATEMENT ON SPENT FUEL POOL LEAK AT INDIAN POINT WASHINGTON , DC – Today, Indian Point operator Entergy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced the discovery of a leak in one of the...
“ENGEL SLAMS INDIAN POINT AND NRC OVER LEAKAGES”
News from Congressman Eliot Engel Representing the Bronx, Westchester, and Rockland Counties For immediate release: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 Contact: Joseph O’Brien 718 796-9700; 917 880-0392 (cell) joseph.o’brien@mail.house.gov ENGEL SLAMS INDIAN POINT AND NRC OVER LEAKAGES Congressman Eliot Engel today (9/20) slammed Entergy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission over leaks reported in the spent...
THE BIG LEAK: 2005 – ONGOING
Click the links below for background information on the 2005 Leak: The Effects of Tritium: https://closeindianpoint.wordpress.com/1994/04/11/the-carcinogenic-mutagenic-teratogenic-and-transmutational-effects-of-tritium/ The EPA on Tritium: https://www.epa.gov/radiation/radionuclide-basics-tritium The CDC on Strontium 90: https://emergency.cdc.gov/radiation/isotopes/pdf/strontium.pdf The ATSDR on Strontium: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/phs/phs.asp?id=654&tid=120 The NAS on exposure to ANY RADIATION AT ALL: http://www.nas.edu/gateway/foundations/jul05.html#2560
“Indian Point concerns” by Jim Bridges, Washingtonville
“Letters to the editor Times Herald-Record Indian Point concerns I am not really an environmental activist. I don’t consider myself overly alarmist. Until the end of August, I have mostly ignored the concerns about the Indian Point nuclear power plant and the anxiety surrounding it. Not any more! In addition to the concern and compassion...
“In Wake of Hurricane, New Orleans Nuclear Plant in Jeopardy” by Rita J. King
“While the entire city of New Orleans and surrounding areas have been plunged into a watery blackout, Entergy Corporation is faced with the task of keeping spent fuel at the Waterford nuclear plant cool to avoid a potentially deadly situation that could make Hurricane Katrina look like a gentle preamble to the worst environmental disaster...
