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Monthly archive February, 2007

“Debris, ice and low tide cause water problems for Indian Point” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN – Debris, ice and low tides were apparently to blame yesterday morning for clogging up the Hudson River intake system of Indian Point 3, leaving the plant with lower-than-normal levels of water to cool pumps and other machinery. The incident was serious enough for Entergy Nuclear Northeast, the plant’s owner and operator, to declare...

“Indian Point nuke plants tackle water-intake problem” by Greg Clary

“BUCHANAN – Indian Point 3 experienced some difficulties with its Hudson River water-intake system this morning that forced plant operators to declare “an unusual event” and send divers into the icy waters to clear screens that keep debris from being drawn in with water used to cool pumps and other machinery. The plant was not...

“NRC looks into “unusual event” at Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant”

“Buchanan — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission was closely monitoring an “unusual event” at the Indian Point 3 nuclear power plant Monday morning. An “unusual event,” the lowest of four levels of emergency classification, was declared at the Buchanan facility at 7:07 a.m. in response to reduced water levels at the plant’s water intake structure. The...

“A stub public official rejects a government brush off over nukes” a Journal News editorial

“Have to hand it to Andrew Spano, the Westchester County executive. A lot of public officials talk tough about the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Indian Point nuclear plants and make noise about mothballing the edifices along the Hudson; Spano actually sends his whipping-boy lawyers to the courthouse. Spanos’ lawyers last week filed a petition with...