“WASHINGTON, Jan 31 – The Indian Point nuclear power plant in
Buchanan, N.Y., just 45 miles north of New York City, should
be closed as soon as possible, New York Attorney General
Eliot Spitzer said on Monday.
“It makes no sense to have a nuclear facility there. I think
we should close it when and as soon as we have alternate
energy sources to substitute for the power that is currently
being generated,” said Spitzer, who is running for governor.
He was asked about the nuclear power plant, located in the
Hudson River Valley, during a question-and-answer session
after he spoke to the National Press Club on financial issues.
“We absolutely should do what we can to close it because it
is a security risk,” he said of the plant operated by New
Orleans-based energy group Entergy Corp. (ETR.N: Quote,
Profile, Research) .
A spokesman for Entergy’s nuclear unit said Indian Point is
a “terrifically safe place,” and invited Spitzer to visit.
“If (Spitzer) were to come and actually see how well
protected it was I think he’d be less inclined to think (the
plant) should be replaced,” the spokesman said.
Some local activists are trying to have the plant shut,
citing risks of terrorists flying a commercial jet into the
plant’s reactor — causing widespread radiation contamination.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has said that such a
release is highly unlikely barring multiple failures.
Spitzer, 45, has won national attention for investigating
wrongdoing on Wall Street and elsewhere. He announced in
December he is running for governor of New York in 2006.
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we should close it when and as soon as we have alternate
energy sources to substitute for the power that is currently
being generated,” said Spitzer, who is running for governor.
Hudson River Valley, during a question-and-answer session
after he spoke to the National Press Club on financial issues.
is a security risk,” he said of the plant operated by New
Orleans-based energy group Entergy Corp. (ETR.N: Quote,
Profile, Research) .
a “terrifically safe place,” and invited Spitzer to visit.
protected it was I think he’d be less inclined to think (the
plant) should be replaced,” the spokesman said.
citing risks of terrorists flying a commercial jet into the
plant’s reactor — causing widespread radiation contamination.
release is highly unlikely barring multiple failures.
wrongdoing on Wall Street and elsewhere. He announced in
December he is running for governor of New York in 2006.
