By Sue Guzman Several hundred people turned out for a public meeting last week focusing on the safety and future of the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan. Environmental groups and … [Read more...]
Local Activists Protest Indian Point at NRC Hearing
Local activists protested the continued operation of the Indian Point nuclear power plants last week at a hearing hosted by the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission in Tarrytown. The NRC, which … [Read more...]
Indian Point Plant to Set Precedent by Operating Without a Permit
The Indian Point 2 nuclear power plant in Buchanan will soon be setting a precedent by being the only nuclear facility in the nation to operate with an expired permit. The federal Nuclear … [Read more...]
Former Indian Pt. Supervisor Charged with Falsifying Records
A former supervisor at the Indian Point nuclear power plants in Buchanan was charged last week with falsifying records to conceal a violation from the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Daniel … [Read more...]
Putnam Legislature Calls for Increased Indian Point Safety Measures
The Putnam County Legislature is calling for new safety measures at Indian Point Energy Center, despite opposition from the county executive. The legislature voted 8-1 Wednesday evening to override … [Read more...]
Anti-Indian Point Activists Rally to Close Plant
On the second anniversary of the devastating tsunami and earthquake in Fukushima, Japan, several anti-nuclear energy groups and individuals gathered in Croton-on-Hudson Saturday to bring attention to … [Read more...]
Spent Rod Storage Could Hold Up Indian Point Relicensing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission [NRC] will not be granting new or renewed operating licenses for any nuclear power plant anytime soon. This includes the relicensing of units 2 and 3 at Indian … [Read more...]
Indian Point Emergency Demonstration Conducted in Brewster
Adults walking the track and student athletes playing in the nearby field might have wondered last Thursday what all the fuss was about outside of Brewster High School. What was actually taking … [Read more...]
Indian Point Hearing Draws Large Crowd
The annual Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing on the relicensing of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan drew a packed and boisterous crowd of about 200 Thursday, many of whom carried … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]