“New York relying much less on Indian Point for energy” by Roger Witherspoon
“Entergy Nuclear has dropped its share of electricity supporting New York City and Westchester County to about 4 percent of the area’s power needs while selling increasing portions of its juice in an open market stretching from Maine to Delaware. The company is spending millions of dollars on an extensive campaign to convince the public...
“Oil Spill at Indian Point Contaminates Hudson River” by Cliff Weathers
“The mainstream media seems to have missed the environmental tragedy behind the electrical transformer explosion at the Indian Point 2 nuclear reactor on November 7. While The New York Times, Journal News and other media outlets glossed over this story and mentioned the shutdown of the reactor, they didn’t seem compelled to do much digging....
Riverkeeper Uncovers Oil Spill at Indian Point
“FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more information: Tina Posterli, (516) 526-9371 November IP2 transformer explosion led to Spill into Hudson River Ossining, NY – December 2, 2010 – Riverkeeper announced today that last month’s electrical transformer explosion at Indian Point resulted in thousands of gallons of oil being released into the environment and the Hudson River....
20,000 EXCESS CANCER CASES IN 15 YEARS NEAR INDIAN POINT NEW REPORT SUGGESTS RADIATION EXPOSURE MAY BE ONE CAUSE
20,000 EXCESS CANCER CASES IN 15 YEARS NEAR INDIAN POINT NEW REPORT SUGGESTS RADIATION EXPOSURE MAY BE ONE CAUSE Contact Joseph Mangano 609-399-4343 odiejoe@aol.com November 18, 2010 – Cancer incidence rates in the four counties closest to the Indian Point nuclear plant have risen much more rapidly than U.S. rates since the early 1990s, according...
“Explosion forces shutdown at Indian Point nuclear plant” by Roger Witherspoon
“An explosion and fire in a transformer at the Indian Point power station Sunday evening forced the eighth shutdown in two years of one of the site’s twin nuclear reactors. There were no injuries resulting from the blast, and Entergy Nuclear Northeast, which owns the site, did not report any immediately detectable damage to its...
“NRC Probes Indian Points’ Troubled Steam Generators” by Roger Witherspoon
“http://spoonsenergymatters.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/indian-point.jpg Federal officials are investigating Entergy Nuclear Corps’ management of its massive steam generators following the latest in a series of mechanical failures which forced six plant shut downs in the last two years. Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspectors are specifically examining the cause of the Sept. 3 malfunction in a steam generator serving the reactor...
“Wrong Answer at Indian Point” a New York Times Editorial
“Ever since New York State ruled in the spring that the obsolete cooling system at the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y., pollutes the Hudson River and kills too many fish, the plant’s owner, the Entergy Corporation, has been seeking public support for what it calls a “smarter solution” to the problem. Finding...
“Nuke Accident Would Dwarf Oil Spill” by Samuel S. Epstein
“Bob Herbert’s July 19 New York Times column rightly states that the harm from a meltdown at a nuclear power plant “would make the Deepwater Horizon disaster look like a walk in the park.” Herbert also warns that systems needed to prevent a meltdown are not well developed. “Right now, we’re not ready,” he says....
“Indian Pointless” by Marilyn Elie
“The column, “Indian Points to Ponder,” which ran in your paper on April 21 is full of errors. While everyone is entitled to their opinion, facts are not subject to whim. I would like to correct the most egregious polemics and, unlike your columnist, cite sources so that readers can check out the following information...
NRC Admits it Can’t Prevent Leaks at Indian Point
“On Earth Day, April 22, I attended the NRC’s Annual Assessment of the Indian Point Nuclear Plant. The NRC spoke about their on-going observations of Indian Point. They are always pretty much the same and they generally sound like this – “We found a few issues that you guys should focus on, but we find...
DEC Denies Water Quality Certificate for Indian Point
Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition For Immediate Release DEC Denies Water Quality Certificate for Indian Point The Department of Environmental Conservation has taken a major and historic step toward ending the rape of the Hudson River by Indian Point. For the last 30 years Units 2 and 3 have decimated the ecosystem as they used...
“State Says Indian Point Plant Violates the Clean Water Act” by David M. Halbfinger
“CORRECTION APPENDED In a major victory for environmental advocates, New York State has ruled that outmoded cooling technology at the Indian Point nuclear power plant kills so many Hudson River fish, and consumes and contaminates so much water, that it violates the federal Clean Water Act. The decision is a blow to the plant’s owner,...
