Tag Archives: Indian Point

Former NRC Chair: Emergency Plans Won’t Protect Residents from Radiation via Huffington Post

Posted on 2013/10/08 by norma field

Gregory Jaczko, who led the five-member commission during the triple meltdown of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station and resigned last year after intense clashes with the industry and the other four commissioners, said in a wide-ranging interview that: Emergency plans … Continue reading →

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Entergy may have to shut NY Indian Point reactors by 2018 -analyst via Reuters

Posted on 2013/09/16 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – New York state environmental regulations may force Entergy Corp to shut its Indian Point nuclear power plant by 2018, according to a research report by U.S. financial firm Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley analysts believe New York will find … Continue reading →

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Run for Your Life! via Indian Point Safe Energy Coalition (IPSEC)

Posted on 2013/09/15 by norma field

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Ex-supervisor at Indian Point nuclear plant charged with falsifying test reports via NBC News

Posted on 2013/07/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A former supervisor at the Indian Point nuclear plant in New York has been accused of falsifying test results involving emergency generators so the plant would not have to shut down. Daniel Wilson, 57, of Walden, N.Y., was charged in … Continue reading →

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Indian Point agenda pushed by Entergy ‘front’ groups, political money, report charges via Newsday

Posted on 2013/05/30 by norma field

Entergy Corp. has showered political donations on friendly Westchester County politicians and used two “front” groups staffed by affiliated executives, consultants and lobbyists in an effort to muster support for the license renewal of the two working reactors at its … Continue reading →

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Alert Declared at Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant, Indian Point Shut Down After Hurricane Sandy via Nuclear Power Industry News

Posted on 2012/10/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

High water from Hurricane Sandy prompted an alert at Exelon’s Oyster Creek nuclear plant Monday night, while one unit at Entergy’s Indian Point shut down and a total of ten plants along the Eastern Seaboard were under the watch of … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Plants from Virginia to Vermont Could Be Impacted from Massive Hurricane Sandy via Democracy Now!

Posted on 2012/10/29 by kojimaaiko

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has acknowledged the massive Sandy storm could impact both coastal and inland nuclear power plants. At least 16 reactors are in the storm’s projected path, including North Anna and Surry in Virginia; Calvert Cliffs in Maryland; … Continue reading →

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Entergy begins transfer of spent fuel at New York nuclear power plant via Power engineering

Posted on 2012/09/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Workers at Entergy (NYSE: ETR)’s two-unit, 2,000 MW Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y.,  started transferring spent fuel from Unit 3’s spent fuel pool to dry-cask storage on Sept. 16. Entergy said these will be the first spent fuel … Continue reading →

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As Reactors Age, the Money to Close Them Lags via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/25 by norma field

WASHINGTON — The operators of 20 of the nation’s aging nuclear reactors, including some whose licenses expire soon, have not saved nearly enough money for prompt and proper dismantling. If it turns out that they must close, the owners intend … Continue reading →

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From Japan, Bearing Witness in Debate Over Indian Point via the New York Times

Posted on 2012/03/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Noriyuki Kitajima stepped into the cold, clear morning air of Claremont Avenue in Morningside Heights, where he was staying on a visit from Japan. Enlarge This Image “One quick little cigarette,” Mr. Kitajima, 45, said. The smokes, he reckoned, are … Continue reading →

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