“Radioactive material found near plant” by Greg Clary
“BUCHANAN — Radioactive strontium 90 has been found in trace amounts in a monitoring well next to Indian Point — the first time the isotope has been detected in off-site groundwater since workers discovered a spent fuel pool leak three years ago. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is expected to speak with county officials and others...
Update on Groundwater Investigation
The drilling for Monitoring Well 67, located on the riverfront near IP2, has been completed. The 350-foot well is being prepared for sampling (geophysics, flushing etc,) The drain down of the IP2 transfer canal began this week. A series of non-destructive tests is planned for the canal over the next 10 weeks. The weld areas...
“Source of Indian Point leak found” by Greg Clary
“BUCHANAN — Indian Point officials say they believe they’ve tracked the source of a radioactive strontium leak at the nuclear plant to the defunct Indian Point 1’s spent-fuel pool. They have begun using chemical filters to lower radiation levels in the pool while they try to control the leak. Company engineers and hydrologists took that...
“Riverkeeper to sue over leak at Indian Point” by Greg Clary
“Hudson River’s ‘keeper’ Riverkeeper is a nonprofit organization founded in 1966. It’s dedicated to protecting the ecology of the Hudson River and the watershed area that provides drinking water to New York City and parts of the northern suburbs. The crux of Riverkeeper’s lawsuit against Indian Point is whether leaking strontium 90 at the nuclear...
“Riverkeeper plans possible suit against Entergy over radioactive leaks”
“The environmental group Riverkeeper says it plans to sue Entergy Nuclear Northeast for allegedly violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) over radioactive leaks disclosed last fall. Riverkeeper President Alex Matthiessen says they are not seeking monetary damages, or a shutdown of Indian Point, with this suit, although closing the reactors is an ultimate...
“Entergy facing lawsuit over radiation leak” by Rita J. King
“Riverkeeper is putting Entergy Nuclear Northeast on notice that a lawsuit is coming. Environmental watchdog Riverkeeper celebrated its 40th anniversary by announcing its intent to sue Entergy Nuclear Northeast for failing to notify the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) within 24 hours of discovering a leak of radiation that may be entering the Hudson River. The...
Riverkeeper threatens lawsuit to get EPA involved in Indian Point
“TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Environmentalists threatened Tuesday to go to federal court to get the Environmental Protection Agency involved in the investigation and cleanup of radioactive leaks at the Indian Point nuclear power plants. Officials at Riverkeeper claimed at a news conference that Entergy Nuclear Northeast, owner of the plants, did not notify the EPA of...
“Enviromental groups sue over leak at Indian Point” by Greg Clary
“TARRYTOWN – Two environmental groups began a lawsuit today against Indian Point, alleging that the nuclear plant violated federal law by not notifying the Environmental Protection Agency when a radioactive water leak was found in August. Riverkeeper and the Pace Environmental Litigation Clinic say Indian Point’s failure to involve the EPA within 24 hours of...
“Indian Point Threatened With Lawsuit Over Leaks”
“NEW YORK, NY April 18, 2006 -Environmentalists are threatening to sue to get the EPA to investigate and clean up radioactive leaks at the Indian Point nuclear power plant. The group Riverkeeper says that Indian Point owner Entergy Nuclear Northeast, did not notify the EPA of leaks discovered in groundwater detected in august at the...
“Riverkeeper Files Suit Against Local Power Plant” by Tony Aiello
“(CBS) WHITE PLAINS The company that owns the Indian Point nuclear power plant is laughing off a lawsuit filed by the environmental group Riverkeeper. “Riverkeeper tries all kinds of things,” said Entergy spokesman Jim Steets. “They often are irrelevant to what actually is going on at Indian Point.” Riverkeeper claims Entergy violated federal law by...
“Officials try pinpointing Indian Point leak” by Greg Clary
“BUCHANAN – The likeliest source of the radiation leak at Indian Point is a huge holding tank filled with water that cools and shields used plutonium fuel rods hot enough to catch fire if the pool were drained – and dangerous enough to kill anyone who comes in contact with them. “If you were exposed...
“More Contaminants Discovered in Water at Indian Point Plant” by Matthew L. Wald
“WASHINGTON, March 21 – Two more radioactive contaminants have shown up in the groundwater under the Indian Point nuclear reactor complex in Westchester County, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Tuesday. But the agency and the plant owner, Entergy Nuclear Northeast, said they did not pose a hazard. For the last few months, plant technicians...