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 signs or dressed up in costume. The meeting,
Read MoreIndian 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
Read MoreEarly 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,
Read MoreEntergy 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
Read MoreEntergy 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
Read MoreEntergy 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
Read MoreSeveral 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
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