Launch of the Beyond Indian Point Campaign – Please Share!
Hi Everyone, I am writing to share the good news that today we launch the Beyond Indian Point campaign! BIP is sponsored by AGREE, Frack Action, Riverkeeper, NIRS and Food & Water Watch. I have been working on this as the Campaign Coordinator. Many of you have heard about the campaign and the organizing done...
Indian Point communities challenging sale of nuclear plant to Holtec International
An in-depth look at the end of the nuclear power industry as we know it, and what lies ahead for the communities where plants are powering down. Rockland/Westchester Journal News The communities around Indian Point are challenging Entergy’s plan to sell its nuclear power plant by raising questions about the financial health of the New Jersey decommissioning...
NRC and Holtec provide Indian Point preview from California
Thank you Donna and Paul for a glimpse of what lies ahead in decommissioning Indian Point if Holtec gets the job. You and Paul have provided an accurate picture of inferior Holtec canisters, their indifference to safety, lack of transparency and their laser focus on quick and dirty work in order to maximize profit at...
Advocates raise questions about proposal to allow some nuclear waste to be disposed in landfills
Scientists and advocates are raising concerns about a proposed relaxation on regulations for disposing of nuclear waste, saying that the government should halt the proposal as the scientific community focuses on the coronavirus. A March 6 Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposal would allow for the disposal of some nuclear waste in municipal landfills, rather than a licensed facility....
Citizens Oversight Board
BUCHANAN – The closure of the Indian Point plant is scheduled to begin next year, and members of the community say they are already thinking of the safest ways that officials should proceed. They tell News 12 that they’d like to see the state implement a citizens oversight board to act as a watchdog for...
