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Op-Ed: Indian Point Should Be Decommissioned, Cleaned Up ASAP

Op-Ed: Indian Point Should Be Decommissioned, Cleaned Up ASAP

Riverkeeper submitted its comments on the Annual Report from the State Indian Point Closure Task Force on Friday, June 8, 2018. The report lays out for the public complex issues regarding spent fuel management, current U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission regulations, the radiological contamination of the site, effects on communities and workers, and useful references regarding other reactors that have...

Terra Firma Article

This article appeared in the May 2018 issue of Terra Firm, the Newsletter for the Sierra Club Lower Hudson Group.   Replacement?  What replacement? Misguided Critics Say… Closing a nuclear reactor means another gas plant will open to replace it. We need to keep nuclear plants open in order to hold greenhouse gases down.  Why can’t environmentalists...

Letter to Secretary Burgess

Dear Secretary Burgess: My name is Gary Shaw and I live within six miles of Indian Point. I have been observing the operations of Indian Point since the steam pipe rupture in February, 2000, and observing Entergy’s management since they bought Indian Point in 2001. We have seen how poorly the NRC protects the public...
Is Senator Murphy Just Ignorant?

Is Senator Murphy Just Ignorant?

Leslie Sullivan Sachs: Vermont Yankee impossible to trust

Entergy, the owner of Indian Point reactors, also owns VT Yankee. They are trying to sell  the reactor to a decommissioning firm called North Star.  It is anticipated that North Star will also bid for the job of decommissioning Indian Point.  The behavior of Entergy in VT is described by a resident who saw it...
As Nuclear Plant Closes, Fears Shift From Contamination to Financial Pain

As Nuclear Plant Closes, Fears Shift From Contamination to Financial Pain

CORTLANDT, N.Y.—The closure of the Indian Point nuclear power plant is three years away but already the local school district is preparing for the possibility of teacher layoffs, higher taxes and even shutting down a school. Hendrick Hudson School District, a system with nearly 2,500 students, derives about a third of its annual budget—or $24 million—from Indian...
STILL VIGILANT

STILL VIGILANT

BUCHANAN, N.Y. — On the seventh anniversary of the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, an annual walk held in memory of that disaster stopped at the Indian Point Energy Center on Sunday, March 11. Led by Jun Yasuda, a Japanese Buddhist nun, the Water Walk for Life consisted of 11 legs that...
"Why Didn't You Fight Back?" And Other Questions That Keep Male Sexual Harassment Victims Silent

“Why Didn’t You Fight Back?” And Other Questions That Keep Male Sexual Harassment Victims Silent

Until just 20 years ago, federal law didn’t even accept that men could be harassed by other men. These men’s stories show we still have a long way to go. Even before the butt-grabbing incident, James Tepperwien said his colleague Vito Messina had come onto him at least three times. Usually it happened during target...

Solar, wind won’t come in time in New York

Jerry Kramer is blind, deaf and dumb when it comes to Indian Point power plant.  It is always the same old story. Gotta have that gas since nuclear is going away.   The report he is so quick to quote has a second sceanrio.  That one spells out how renewables along with conservation, efficiency, demand response,...

Letter from Robert May

As a resident living near Indian Point I am truly thankful and appreciative of the high level of commitment and professionalism of the employees of Indian Point. I am grateful for their hard work and dedication in protecting all of us and their devotion to the efficient operation of the plant However, there are certain elements, unique...
Earth Matters: Hudson Valley Earthquakes

Earth Matters: Hudson Valley Earthquakes

The rumble and bang of an earthquake woke some Putnam and upper Westchester County residents early on Wednesday February 7. Social media posts and comments directed at local news outlets had the temblor, centered in Putnam Valley, rattling windows (but injuring no one) from West Point to Peekskill to Connecticut. Despite a modest 2.2 magnitude, a...
Governor must reveal risks of fracked gas pipeline near nuclear storage: View

Governor must reveal risks of fracked gas pipeline near nuclear storage: View

Sister Bette Ann Jaster of the Dominican Sisters of Hope has compiled a compelling letter and video asking the Governor to release the tax payer funded risk assessment of a gas pipeline running close to high level radioactive waste at Indian Point. Don’t miss the January 25 vigil. It is another way to try to...