“Indian Point’s future critiqued Local listeners left in lurch by glitch” by Alexa James
“Hudson Valley watchdogs fumed on the phone lines Thursday, upset over technical glitches that compromised a critical meeting about the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The public hearing, held in Rockville, Md., was supposed to be open to local listeners via a live phone bridge, but the audio was poor through most of the session....
“INDIAN POINT – NUCLEAR POWER UNSAFE FOR REGION” by Joseph J. Mangano
“Government licenses for the two nuclear reactors at the Indian Point plant – 35 miles north of midtown Manhattan and 40 miles south of Kingston – are about to expire. The reactors are owned by Entergy Nuclear of Jackson, Mississippi, which has asked federal regulators to keep Indian Point operating for 20 more years. Entergy...
“NRC seeks better leak detection at US nuke plants” by Wayne Parry
“ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Spurred by recurring leaks of radioactive water from the nation’s oldest nuclear power plant, federal regulators say they’re looking for better ways to detect leaks from buried pipes at all 104 American nuclear power plants. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has told its staff to consider whether programs to find...