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Monthly archive October, 2006

“U.N. watchdog agency might review Indian Point” by Greg Bruno

“Buchanan – Among those being considered for a top-to-bottom review of safety at the Indian Point nuclear power plant is the International Atomic Energy Agency, a U.N. nuclear watchdog better known for inspections in North Korea than upstate New York. A spokesman for Rep. Sue Kelly, R-Katonah, said the congresswoman was told yesterday by Nuclear...

“Security exercises planned at Indian Point”

“Buchanan – Entergy Nuclear Northeast will be participating in an NRC-evaluated security exercise this week at its Indian Point Energy Center, in Buchanan, N.Y. “The exercise, which the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will evaluate, provides us the opportunity to demonstrate for the regulator our security and defense capabilities and look for areas to improve,” said...

“STANDING AT THE CROSSROADS” By Renee Cho, Editor

“I just received the information packet from Briarcliff High School for my son’s fall semester. In it is a detailed Indian Point Radiological Emergency Evacuation Plan. Planning for worst case scenarios has become a fact of life in the five years since 9/11, but these next few months will be crucial in determining our quality...

“Leaked contaminated water pools grow”

“NEW YORK– New York’s Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant is leaking radioactive water into the ground, it was reported Monday. Contaminated water under the plant, 24 miles upstream from New York City on the Hudson River, has grown to approximately the size of the Central Park Reservoir, the New York Daily News said Monday. Don...

NUCLEAR WASTE: Indian Point opponents react to NRC report

“A Nuclear Regulatory Commission report last week that said radioactive water leaks have not affected public health drew fire from environmentalists who maintained it was too early to tell whether leaks from Indian Point and other nuclear reactors posed health hazards. Riverkeeper policy analyst Phillip Musegaas called the NRC’s findings premature because, he said, important...

“Plant’s hot leak: Fix due at lndian Pt. nuke” by Abby Luby

“Radioactive water leaking under the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant site and into the ground has grown to roughly the size of the Central Park Reservoir, plant officials told the Daily News. Cleanup of the leaks at the aging Westchester County plant, 24 miles upstream from New York City on the Hudson River, is set...

“Entergy tells NRC the new Indian Point notification system is built on lessons learned”

“Peekskill – Two-thirds of the new warning sirens are in place, and are being tested, in the ten-mile radius around the Indian Point Energy Center. All 150 sirens are to be installed by sometime early next year. Entergy officials told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, at a public meeting in Peekskill on Friday, that the new...