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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lowers Indian Point Safety Rating

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Lowers Indian Point Safety Rating For Immediate Release November 9, 2005 Contact:    Mark Jacobs 914-382-1804                    Marilyn Elie 914-739-6164 Radioactive Leaks from Irradiated Fuel Pools Raise New Worries According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) website, Indian Point 2’s safety rating has been down rated from green to white status for the second...

“Indian Point leak sources found” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN — Entergy engineers told a group of elected and public officials yesterday that they have isolated three locations inside Indian Point 2’s spent-fuel pool that may be the source of leaking radioactive water at the site and will start to work on those areas next week. They also said they will start drilling at...

“Camera may have found source of radioactive leak at Indian Point” by Jim Fitzgerald

“WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — A remote-controlled underwater camera may have found the source of a leak of radioactive water from the spent-fuel pool at the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant, the plant’s owner said Thursday. The video camera found what could be rust spots near a joint in the steel lining of the pool,...

“Security review long overdue for Indian Point, other nuclear plants” By DEVLIN BARRETT

” http://www.newsday.com/news/local/wire/ny-bc-ny–nuclearplantrevie1101nov01,0,3576044.story By DEVLIN BARRETT Associated Press Writer November 1, 2005, 3:39 PM EST WASHINGTON — A long-awaited federal review of security at Indian Point and other nuclear power plants in New York is months overdue, infuriating some New York lawmakers. The national review was prompted by Rep. Eliot Engel last year based on concerns...

“Homeland Insecurity Momentum builds to close Indian Point” By Susan Piperato

“Chronogram Magazine http://www.chronogram.com/issue/2005/11/communitynotebook/sustainability.php If anything positive arose from the stunningly inept government response to the devastation caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, it has come in the form of a wake-up call for communities to adopt a “better safe than sorry” attitude, and be prepared to take matters into their own hands should disaster strike....