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... The state is planning to transfer a $683.8 million decommission fund to the Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., seen in 2011. NYPA argues the Nuclear Regulatory Commission sets standards for decommissioning of nuclear power plants. The ...
State Sen. Terrence Murphy, just one of many elected officials who said they felt blindsided by Indian Point's planned closure, said Monday that he may probe the deal between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the nuclear power plant's operators, Entergy, according to a report by politico.com. An investigation will be launched, he told politico.com, if he can't get answers to questions about lost revenues and jobs, and about the safety of the Buchanan facility after it's shuttered.
County, school and local governments are going to have to "take the bull by the horns" if Westchester is to survive the financial fallout of Indian Point's closure, says County Executive Rob Asterino. Gov. Andrew Cuomo startled everyone from local officials to environmental groups this month when he announced that the Buchanan facility would be shuttered in stages, from 2020 to 2021, 13 and 14 years earlier, respectively, than required under the anticipated federal re-licensing terms.
There was general celebration among sensible-thinking people on January 9 when New York Governor, Andrew Cuomo, signed a deal that would see the twin reactors at the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Station in Buchanan, NY, close by 2021. Indian Point, on the shores of the Hudson River, has been plagued by safety problems for years, sits on two fault lines - putting it at high risk of earthquake - and was identified as a potential target by the 9/11 attackers who flew over the plant while taking flight training lessons.
This Dec. 16, 2009 file photo shows the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, N.Y., as seen from across the Hudson River in Tomkins Cove, N.Y. The nuclear plants that generate more than a quarter of New York's electricity are going through turbulent times. Different plants are being subsidized, vilified and targeted for long-term financial support amid slumping power prices.
More than 100 grassroots organizations are claiming that a federal agency's handling of gas pipeline projects - such as the one near the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan - is flawed. The coalition is calling for a congressional review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission , according to Maya van Rossum, head of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network and a primary organizer of the effort.
If folks in Buchanan and the surrounding area heard what sounded like gunfire on Friday, they should not be worried, says a spokeswoman for Entergy Corporation. It's only a scheduled drill.
If folks in Buchanan and the surrounding area hear what sounds like gunfire on Friday, they ought not worry, says a spokeswoman for Entergy Corporation. It's only a scheduled drill.
