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Indian Point’s Unit 2 Reactor Back In Service
Indian Point’s Unit 2 nuclear reactor was put back in service on Wednesday, Jan. 18 after an eight-day shutdown, according to Entergy officials. The reactor was shut down on Jan. 10 to repair one of four pumps that supplies cooling water to the plant’s reactor. Operators at the plant discovered that the pump that was [...]
Indian Point Reactor Shuts Down; Riverkeeper Cites Age
Early last Tuesday morning Indian Point Energy Center’s unit 2 nuclear power reactor was shut down to repair one of four pumps that supplies cooling water to the plant’s reactor. It has remained inoperative since then. Riverkeeper president Paul Gallay, who is an advocate of closing Indian Point, attended a public hearing conducted by the [...]
Entergy to Test Indian Point Siren System on Tuesday
Entergy has notified the public that the Indian Point Energy Center emergency notification sirens will sound during a test of the system on Tuesday, Nov. 15 between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. During the four-minute test, the sirens will sound at full-volume in Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Putnam counties. No action will be required by [...]
Indian Point is Ready for the Wrath of Irene
Entergy Nuclear’s Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan is ready to handle the potential high winds and rainfall that is expected from Hurricane Irene as the storm approaches New York. “Our nuclear plants are designed and built to withstand extreme weather,” said John Herron, president and CEO of Entergy Nuclear. “Our team of expert personnel [...]
Security Response Exercise at Indian Point on June 17
Entergy announced it will conduct a security response exercise at the Indian Point Energy Center on June 17 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Organizations participating in the exercise include NRC, FBI, Department of Homeland Security, New York State Police and Westchester County Police Department as well as other local law enforcement and emergency service [...]
Raucous Crowd Protests Indian Point
Several hundred anti-Indian Point protestors forced the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to turn over control of a meeting in Cortlandt last week originally scheduled to discuss the safety performance of the Buchanan-based nuclear power plants in 2010. Prior to the meeting at Colonial Terrace, activists marched outside with signs that said “Hell No!! We Won’t Glow.”; [...]
