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Monthly archive November, 2006

“The 3-Legged Indian Point Table Top Drill” by Michel Lee

“I have been an observer of the past three Indian Point radiation emergency “drills”. The November 14, 2006 exercise was a very professionally done protocol review, but it no more resembled a genuine drill than an architectural schematic resembles a building. Thus to represent the exercise as proof that the Indian Point radiation emergency plan...

“Indian Point safety drill conducted; opponents say it wasn’t realistic enough”

“Buchanan – The Department of Homeland Security, FEMA, SEMO and the NRC Tuesday conducted a bi-annual drill at the Indian Point nuclear power plants to review how responders did in the face of simulated emergencies. While the results of the drill will be scrutinized and reviewed, a consortium of environmental groups opposed to the continued...