Thursday, March 30, 2006

Shutting down Indian Point a priority for probable State Senate ...
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
The Indian Point nuclear reactors are just 25 miles from the closest points in the 42 nd State Senate District, currently represented by veteran Republican ...

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Indian Point rated 'green'
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
Peekskill - While the Nuclear Regulatory Commission was praising Indian Point for a year of satisfactory performance during public meetings here yesterday ...
 
The new Indian Point concern: ground leaks
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
“No threat … but not acceptable” is how Indian Point Site Vice President Fred Dacimo opened Entergy’s response at a Tuesday night gathering that drew a ...

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Public Hearings Today On Indian Point
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
(AP) BUCHANAN, NY Members of the public will get a chance today to hear how Indian Point is operating -- and what the plans are for finding and controlling a ...
 
NRC, Entergy to meet with public on Indian Point
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — Members of the public will get a chance today at two meetings to hear how Indian Point is operating — and what the plans are for finding and ...
 
Officials try pinpointing Indian Point leak
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
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 ...
 
Local officials say they are “encouraged” by Indian Point ...
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
... closed to outsiders including the media, focused on concerns over emergency preparedness in the densely populated area around the Indian Point nuclear reactors ...

Saturday, March 25, 2006

Radioactivity Found In Indian Point Groundwater
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
... 90 -- nearly three times the amount allowed in drinking water -- were found in groundwater near the Hudson River beneath the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant. ...
 
Radioactive isotope found in third well at Indian Point plant
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — Radioactive strontium 90 has spread to a third well at Indian Point and has been found at levels three times the amount allowed in drinking water ...

Have your say
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — A new initiative to improve security and coordination among law enforcement agencies involved with safety at Indian Point has the full support of ...

Putnam officials criticized for failure to attend Indian Point ...
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
Putnam officials have come under sharp criticism for not sending a delegate to a meeting on Indian Point between local officials and a key executive of the ...

Thursday, March 23, 2006

Homeland Security vows Indian Point aid
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
CORTLANDT — Indian Point is a top priority for the US Department of Homeland Security and the agency will work more closely with local officials to prevent a ...

Indian Point evacuation plans to get another look
WSTM-TV - Syracuse,NY,USA
CORTLANDT MANOR, NY Officials from towns around the Indian Point nuclear power complex met with Homeland Security officials to express concerns about ...
 
Leaks around Indian Point not a concern … yet
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
Entergy officials now confirm that Strontium 90 has been detected leaking into the ground around the Indian Point nuclear reactors, and, it was conceded at a ...
 
Indian Point Leak More Serious Than First Thought
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
... nuclear power plants in the United States, but the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says only one is leaking radioactive strontium-90: the Indian Point plant in ...

Wednesday, March 22, 2006

Feds to probe tritium leaks at nuke plants nationwide
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — Federal regulators hope a new task force will determine whether the release of radioactive tritium at nuclear plants like Indian Point is part of ...

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

More Contaminants Discovered in Water at Indian Point Plant
New York Times - United States
WASHINGTON, March 21 — Two more radioactive contaminants have shown up in the groundwater under the Indian Point nuclear reactor complex in Westchester County ...

High levels of strontium-90 found in Indian Point groundwater
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... 90 _ nearly three times the amount permitted in drinking water _ were found in groundwater near the Hudson River beneath the Indian Point nuclear power plants ...

NRC to investigate tritium leaks at Indian Point, elsewhere
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
... it will undertake a five-month investigation into several recent accidental releases of radioactive water, including a tritium-contaminated leak at Indian Point ...
 
Indian Point threat worries officials
Danbury News Times - Danbury,CT,USA
... Monday's announcement comes as Connecticut and New York lawmakers are calling for a wide-ranging safety study at the Indian Point plant. ...

Monday, March 20, 2006

Nuclear plant foes see bias
NorthJersey.com - Hackensack,NJ,USA
... So has Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano, whose constituency includes the two Indian Point nuclear reactors, located 15 miles north of the New Jersey ...

Sunday, March 19, 2006

NRC finds Indian Point ground water OK
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said yesterday that the radioactive contamination of ground water beneath the Indian Point nuclear power plant was not ...

Saturday, March 18, 2006

Agency Sees Little Risk From a Leak at Indian Point
New York Times - United States
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report released yesterday that the risk from the tritium-contaminated water leaking from the Indian Point 2 nuclear ...
 
NRC inspection finds no danger from groundwater contamination
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the radioactive contamination of groundwater beneath the Indian Point nuclear power ...

Friday, March 17, 2006

State adjusts radiation levels downward at Indian Point
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
By GREG CLARY. BUCHANAN — Levels of radioactivity in the underground water at Indian Point are lower than state health officials reported earlier this month. ...

Wednesday, March 15, 2006

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All Indian Point Sirens Worked In Re-Test
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
(AP) BUCHANAN All the sirens surrounding the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant worked during a test today. The 156 emergency sirens ...

Indian Point passes test
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
All 156 of sirens sounded in a flawless test of Indian Point’s emergency alert system. The test came one week after a computer ...

Siren re-test today at Indian Point
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — Indian Point officials plan to retest the nuclear plants' 156 emergency sirens this morning, primarily to see if the plant operators have ...

 

Monday, March 13, 2006

Review will aid Indian Point
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
The news from Indian Point on the safety front remains disturbing. Earlier in the month, the plant operators reported radioactive ...
 
NRC chief will order independent safety review of Indian Point
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Nils Diaz Thursday said he would conduct an independent safety review of the Indian Point nuclear power plants. ...
 
Sirens fail in Indian Point test
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
WHITE PLAINS — The emergency siren system for the Indian Point nuclear power plants locked up during a test Wednesday, was out of service for hours and had ...

Saturday, March 11, 2006

Glitch silences Indian Point sirens
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — The four-county evacuation zone around Indian Point went without any emergency sirens yesterday for about four hours as Entergy and local ...

Friday, March 10, 2006

Indian Point: Glitch that silenced 15 sirens is fixed
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
BUCHANAN — Indian Point engineers have isolated the computer glitch that forced them to shut down the emergency siren system Wednesday for more than four ...

Fears Over Leaks At Indian Point Nuke Plant
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
That's the question Westchester lawmakers are asking state health officials, after another radioactive leak was discovered at the Indian Point power plant. ...

NRC chief will order independent safety review of Indian Point
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Nils Diaz today said he would conduct an independent safety review of the Indian Point nuclear power plants. ...

Feds vow 'thorough' Indian Point study
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... Hillary Rodham Clinton that his agency will conduct a "thorough, independent review" of Indian Point after news of radiation leaks prompted five area ...

Indian Point safety review promised
Times Herald-Record - Middletown,NY,USA
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has signaled its intention to conduct an independent safety review of Indian Point, a promise that drew praise from New ...

Indian Point leak too small for big worry, officials say
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
A leak from the Indian Point nuclear power plants has such tiny concentrations of radioactive tritium and strontium that there is no threat now to public health ...

Indian Point leak not a safety threat; officials want answers ...
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
WHITE PLAINS — After meeting on the effects of radiation leaking at Indian Point, elected officials say they're comfortable there is no threat to public ...

Feds pledge to review safety at Indian Point
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
The head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has promised Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton his agency will conduct a thorough, independent review of Indian Point. ...

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Democrats Appeal to Three Parks for Attorney General Post
CU Columbia Spectator - New York City,NY,USA
... Candidates variously addressed questions about Medicaid fraud, re-licensing of the Indian Point nuclear facility, and affordable housing. ...
 
Alarms broken at Indian Point
New York Daily News - New York,NY,USA
The lame-duck emergency siren system for the Indian Point nuclear power plants locked up during a test yesterday and had to be taken out of service, county and ...
 
Indian Point Energy Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Indian Point Energy Center (IPEC) is a three-unit nuclear power plant station
... The Indian Point plant produces 2000 megawatts of electricity for nearly 2 ...

Wednesday, March 08, 2006

Indian Point Siren Snafu Puts Pressure On Entergy
WCBS-TV New York - NY,USA
(CBS) WHITE PLAINS The Indian Point warning siren system was shut down for several hours Wednesday after a computer glitch during a routine test. ...

Metro Briefing
New York Times - United States
... BUCHANAN: SIRENS MALFUNCTION AT NUCLEAR STATION The emergency siren system for the Indian Point nuclear power station malfunctioned during a test yesterday and ...

Indian Point sirens worked, but computer glitch can’t tell for ...
Mid-Hudson News - Newburgh,NY,USA
Indian Point officials think that all 154 sirens that were tested today worked, but they aren’t certain. A computer software glitch ...
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New Nukes: The Southern Strategy
Z Magazine (subscription) - Woods Hole,MA,USA
... has been taking a lot of heat in the Northeast from environmental and community groups concerned about continuing unsafe practices at its Indian Point nukes in ...

Monday, March 06, 2006

Radiation levels low in Indian Point water leak, no danger: YEA!!!

Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
WHITE PLAINS, NY -- A leak from the Indian Point nuclear power plants has such tiny concentrations of radioactive tritium and strontium that there is no threat ...

Saturday, March 04, 2006

Indian Point 2 restarts swiftly
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN -- There are no lasting effects from the 19-hour shutdown of Indian Point 2 that ended yesterday, say officials from Entergy, which owns the plant. ...

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Indian Point 2 shut down
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN -- Indian Point 2 workers are expecting to get the nuclear plant back online in a few days after it was shut down yesterday when a carpenter ...

Agencies held Indian Point pollution data
Poughkeepsie Journal - Poughkeepsie,NY,USA
Two state regulatory agencies had information last year that strontium-90 was showing up in a monitoring well at the Indian Point nuclear plant three months ...

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

Residents near Indian Point worry about safety risk
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
... and the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission say the isotopes could be leaking from a 400,000-gallon, 40-foot-deep spent-fuel pool near Indian Point 2 in ...

More radioactivity detected in Indian Point water
The Journal News.com - Westchester,NY,USA
BUCHANAN -- Federal nuclear regulators plan to inspect new samples of underground water at Indian Point today after the nuclear plants' owner said that tiny ...