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Monthly archive December, 2005

“Indian Point: the tritium search continues” by Abby Luby

“Since August, officials at the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plants have been trying to locate a leak of water containing tritium, a radioactive form of hydrogen and one of the many radionuclides released by nuclear power plants. Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the Buchanan plants, has almost completed digging nine wells that they hope will...
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“Indian Point 2 taken off line” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN — Indian Point 2 shut down yesterday morning so repairs could be made to a packing seal on a valve that regulates the flow of nonradioactive water to one of the plant’s four steam generators. A spokesman for Entergy Nuclear Northeast, which owns Indian Point, said the plant had to be shut down —...
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“Test wells contain radioactive water Cause of Indian Point leak still unknown” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN — Federal nuclear regulators confirmed Tuesday afternoon that radioactive water is showing up in storm sewer lines and recently dug wells near Indian Point 2 as engineers try to determine the cause of a four-month leak there and its presence in the site’s groundwater. A spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said elevated tritium...
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“Halt tritium leaks at Indian Point” a Poughkeepsie Journal Editorial

“The discovery of increased levels of leaked tritium at Indian Point demonstrates the need for quick action to resolve this serious problem. Entergy, the company that owns the nuclear power plant in Westchester County, has been taking steps to discover the origin of contaminated leakage that was discovered in August during a construction project. It...
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“Right on Point” by Dan Donniger

“To the Editor: In theory, there could be a more dangerous site to operate a nuclear-power plant than Indian Point, but so far it hasn’t been built [“Travesty at Indian Point,” Editorial, Dec. 5]. Indian Point stands alone, by virtue of being in an area so densely populated—20 million people live in a 50-mile radius—and...
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“Emergency plan in works” by Greg Bruno

“Times Herald-Record gbruno@th-record.com Goshen – In the three months since Hurricane Katrina decimated Gulf states, killing hundreds, officials here have been working to incorporate lessons learned from that disaster into regional emergency planning closer to home. Dominick Greene, deputy commissioner for emergency management, offered lawmakers examples yesterday. “The evacuation plan is a living document,” Greene...
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“Travesty at Indian Point” a New York Observer Editorial

“Why is Indian Point still in business? We’ve asked that very question several times on this page, and we ask it again. Why is Indian Point, a nuclear danger to millions of residents in one of the most crowded regions of the country, still in business? There are no answers, only rhetoric and assertions. Here...
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“Entergy Says It Plans On Digging More Wells To Find The Leak”

“(AP) WHITE PLAINS Officials say the water in a new well near the spent-fuel pool at the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant is contaminated with radioactive tritium at a level 30 times higher than the federal standard for drinking water. The well was drilled by Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the plant in Buchanan,...
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“Newest test well at nuclear site shows much higher contamination” by Jim Fitzgerald

“WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — The water in a new well near the spent-fuel pool at the Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant is contaminated with radioactive tritium at a level 30 times higher than the federal standard for drinking water, officials said Friday. The well was drilled by Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the plant...
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