Japan’s nuclear crisis reshapes landscape for Indian Point’s relicensing
“BUCHANAN — Indian Point faced more hurdles on its way to extending its operating license than any other nuclear plant in the nation before the Fukushima meltdown — now the course ahead appears even tougher. “The longer the plant in Japan keeps spewing radiation, the worse it is for the nuclear industry,” said Phillip Musegaas,...
“Activists Call For Indian Point Nuclear Complex’s Closure”
” NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – The ongoing disaster in Japan has renewed efforts by activists to shut down the Indian Point Nuclear Complex. Roughly 20 activists gathered at Union Square on Saturday afternoon to call for the plant to be shut down. Operators of the plant, which is located 40 miles north of New York...
“Indian Point nuclear plant is far from fail-safe” by Gary Shaw
“The nuclear tragedy still unfolding in Japan should serve as a wakeup call for residents of this region that there is no certainty with nuclear power plants. Indian Point 3 has just been named by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as the nuclear reactor in the U.S. that is most likely to suffer reactor core...
WPIX on Indian Point’s Evacuation Plan
http://www.wpix.com/videobeta/63a5d948-a1ef-4263-9607-6eaf4c4a39f6/News/Indian-Point-FEMA-Evacuation-Plan Call it FEMA’s version of show and tell: its evaluation of Indian Point’s evacuation plan… is out. And it’s not good. Lolita Lopez has the story from Buchanan in Westchester County. ###
“Editorial Spotlight: Indian Point”
http://www.LoHud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011103300306 11:59 PM, Mar. 29, 2011 What information don’t regulators consider when relicensing nuclear power plants, including the two reactors at Indian Point? The answers from Drs. Lynn Sykes and Klaus Jacob of Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in Palisades might surprise you. In an Editorial Spotlight interview on Tuesday, they discussed earthquakes, the...
“Closing NY nuclear power plant would hike bills 6%” by Steve Hargreaves
“New York (CNNMoney) — Closing the much-criticized Indian Point nuclear power plant just north of New York City would add an additional 6% to monthly utility bills, according to area utility Consolidated Edison. That translates into an extra $65 a year for the typical New York City resident, based on numbers provided by the utility....
“Should Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Be Shut Down?” by Sarah Laskow
“Gov. Andrew Cuomo has long opposed the nuclear power plant at Indian Point and has been speaking since the Japanese nuclear crisis about the possibility of closing it for good. For New Yorkers who agree that the nuclear power plant at Indian Point should cease operations, there is a simple way to further that goal:...
“Indian Point 50-mile evacuation plan unrealistic”
“Located only thirty-five miles north of New York City, the most populous area in the United States, is the Indian Point nuclear reactor; safety officials are questioning the wisdom of operating a plant so close to New York City; a fifty mile evacuation radius around the plant would affect nearly twenty million people and some...
“Inside New York’s Indian Point nuclear power plant” by Allan Chernoff
“ Stepping into the containment dome of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant No. 3 is almost surreal. It’s like entering a movie set, but instead of walking by wooden props, we’re passing through an 11-foot-thick concrete-and-steel wall. This is the nuclear facility that New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to shut down, the longtime target...
“Fukushima, Indian Point and Fantasy” by Peter Applebome
“There’s no magic number, of course. Is it perilous at 10 miles away, but not 11? Is there an evacuation zone that would be a one-size-fits-all plan for any nuclear disaster? You don’t need a physics degree to answer those questions. But we do know that American officials have told citizens of the United States...
“It’s too risky to keep Indian Point nuclear power plant open: Gov. Cuomo” by Douglas Feiden & Brian Kates
“Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday called for shutting down the Indian Point nuclear power plant after a federal report branded it the most vulnerable to earthquakes in the nation. “The suggestion is that of all the [104] power plants across the country, that the Indian Point power plant is most susceptible to an earthquake because Reactor No....