No More Pills, Test Sirens or Escape Routes
By Brian PJ Cronin The days of test sirens and iodide pills are over. On Oct. 24, the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it had approved a request by Holtec, the company decommissioning the Indian Point nuclear power plant near Peekskill, to abandon the emergency response plan created when the plant was operational. The approval comes...
DOB Annual Update – DRAFT
The updates that follow summarize the important work conducted by the Task Force during the last year and outline the direction of the Task Force for the year to come. ANNUAL UPDATE – DRAFT September 22, 2023 Contents Introduction Mitigating the Property Tax Reduction Mitigation Fund Community Benefit Fund Employment Planned Activity Energy Reliability Decommissioning...
Emergency Prepardness Plan
These exemptions are consistent with NRC actions at other commercial nuclear power plants undergoing decommissioning. US / Regulator Approves Revision To Indian Point Nuclear Station Emergency Preparedness Plan By David Dalton1 November 2023 Three-unit facility in New York state being decommissioned The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has granted a request by Holtec Decommissioning International (HDI) to...
Beware the nuclear industry bearing gifts
By David Kraft Look out for the Trojan Horse carrying small modular nuclear reactors. Most people are familiar with the story of the Trojan Horse – the “gift” that disguised destruction, at least for Troy. When legislators reconvene in the fall veto session, they will be confronted with a legislative Trojan Horse called SB76 – a pro-nuclear power...
Indian Point’s decommissioning moves forward
ALBANY, NY — The New York State Department of Public Service and the Indian Point Closure Task Force announced that the owner and operator of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in the Village of Buchanan, Westchester County, has transferred all spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage. Dry cask storage, according to a statement,...
NuScal Problems!
https://www.devx.com/news/inside-nuscales-alleged-phony-reactor-deal/ “The attorneys investigating the matter are expected to conduct a thorough examination of the company’s business practices, and if the accusations are proven true, NuScale could face legal consequences and further…”. NuScal was one of the first companies to promote Small Nuclear Reactors. They are now blathering loudly about how this report is all...
Organization Sign letter against Price-Anderson Act renewal by Nov 17 noon
Dear Colleagues Please sign your organization on by Nov 17th 2023 to this letter to get the PRICE ANDERSON ACT renewal out of the National Defense Authorization Act Link to letter https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Al28ElUTEM0equM_QG67XBTWNP2H-m887pL35kOs4kw/edit?usp=sharing Link to the sign-on page Sign -Price Anderson/ S.1111 out of NDAA (google.com) The Price Anderson Act (limited liability and exemption for liability for nuclear power...
Agenda planning for Harckham/Levenberg Meeting / NRC’s Emergency Planning exemptions
Four exemptions voted on and approved by four Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Holtec got what it wanted. Comments of Commissioner Crowell on SECY-22-0102, “Request by Holtec Decommissioning International, LLC for Exemptions from Certain Emergency Planning Requirements for Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3” Since 1987, NRC has issued exemptions from...
Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Transfers Spent Fuel to Dry Cask Storage
The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, has completed the transfer of all spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage, marking a significant step towards the decommissioning of the plant. The move was mandated by the New York State Department of Public Service and Indian Point Closure Task Force, who wanted to...
Indian Point spent fuel move to secure dry cask storage
BUCHANAN – Holtec, the company that owns the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, has transferred all 3,998 spend nuclear fuel assemblies to dry cask storage. The announcement was made in a news release from the State Department of Public Service and Tom Congdon, chairman of the Closure Task Force. Congdon is executive...
Fate of Indian Point Wastewater Still Unclear
A month after Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill preventing Holtec from discharging water from Indian Point’s spent fuel pools into the Hudson River, the company said it hasn’t yet decided what it will do with the waste. At the Sept. 21 meeting of the Indian Point Decommissioning Oversight Board, a representative for Holtec, which is decommissioning...
Update: Stop Holtec and more.
Victory Party! Celebrate our win in getting Governor Hochul to sign the bill prohibiting dumping. Tuesday, September 26, 6 to 7 PM Peekskill Brewery. Contact Santosh Nandabalan <snandabalan@fwwatch.org> so that he knows how many to expect. Stop Holtec Food an Water Watch organizer Santosh was just excellent in keeping the pressure on Hochul to sign the...
