Letter: Indian Point plant closure a costly decision by state

This May 10, 2011, file photo, shows the nuclear power plant at Indian Point in Buchanan, N.Y. The aging facility just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal with New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has long argued it should be shuttered to protect the millions of people living nearby. ORG XMIT: NYR106 less FILE - This May 10, 2011, file photo, shows the nuclear power plant at Indian Point in Buchanan, N.Y. The aging facility just north of New York City will close by April 2021 under a deal with New York Gov. ... more The Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant on the banks of the Hudson River March 22, 2011 in Buchanan, NY.

New York’s Nuclear Option

A boat moves along the Hudson River in front of the Indian Point nuclear power plant on March 18, 2011 in Buchanan, New York. Rob Astorino , Westchester County Executive, discusses Governor Andrew Cuomo's agreement with the owner of the Indian Point nuclear power plant to shut down both its operating reactors by 2021 and what this means for his constituents.

Astorino Blames Cuomo For Indian Point Closure, Saying ‘The Joke’s On Us’

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino said the closing of Indian Point in Buchanan is typical behavior from Governor Andrew Cuomo. Astorino, who unsuccessfully challenged Cuomo in 2014, held a press conference in Tarrytown at the Double Tree on Monday following Entergy's press conference of its own at the hotel to confirm it was closing the nuclear power plant in 2020 and 2021.

Sustainable Saturday: After Indian Point

... in the timely arrival of a clean energy future. An agreement to shutter the ailing Indian Point nuclear reactors in Buchanan, NY (Westchester County) was announced on January 9. Under the deal hammered out between keep its employees on board until ...

The shutdown of New York’s Indian Point is far from the end of nuclear power

The agreement between the state and the plant owner comes as New York will invest billions in the upgrade of nuclear power plants upstate. Reactor containment domes of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y. rise above homes just north of the town of Verplanck, N.Y. as seen from the Stony Point Historic Site.

Oil Spill Reported At Indian Point Nuclear Point Plant

Westchester County and state officials were informed by officials at Buchanan-based Indian Point nuclear power plant after they observed Friday morning oil in a discharge canal that empties into the Hudson River. The oil was used to lubricate machinery and is not radioactive, Indian Point said, noting the plant is running safely and there is no impact on worker or public health or safety, Indian Point said that its staff identified an oil sheen in the plant's discharge canal Friday morning and has not detected any sheening in the Hudson River.