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A man goes fishing across the Hudson River from the Indian Point nuclear power plant (file / credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Riverkeeper Calls For Shutdown Of Indian Point In NRC Filing

Thursday marked yet another call for the shutdown of the Indian Point nuclear power facility in Westchester County, citing possible danger to the area.

2012/11/15

Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, N.Y. (file / credit: Mario Tama/GettyImages)

Safety Concerns Might Mean Shutdown For Indian Point

A local nuclear power plant faces a possible shutdown after officials and activists have expressed fear over the facility’s operations.

2012/10/15

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (credit: Flickr)

Report: More Blackouts If Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant Is Shuttered

A draft report said that closing Indian Point would degrade New York’s electric grid. Gov. Cuomo opposes the new licenses for Entergy, calling the plant unsafe.

2012/08/27

The Indian Point nuclear power plant - Buchanan, NY (file / credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

Indian Point Spokesman, Critic React To NRC Approval Of New Nuke Plant

Not since before the Three Mile Island accident in 1979 have federal regulators approved a license for a new nuclear plant – until now.

2012/02/10

Street vendor Duane Jackson and another vendor were the first to alert nearby police officers of the suspiciuos SUV in Times Square, helping to prevent what could have been a deadly attack. Credit: CBS

Street Vendor Who Alerted Cops To Times Square Bombing Seeking Congressional Office

Duane Jackson said his brush with terrorism and celebrity taught him that it made sense to get involved.

2012/02/07

A man goes fishing across the Hudson River from the Indian Point nuclear power plant (file / credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

NRDC, Riverkeeper Look At Replacement Options For For Indian Point

An environmental group says that if the Indian Point nuclear plant suffered an accident like the one in Japan, the consequences could be worse.

2011/10/17

FILE - A man fishes across the Hudson River from the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Poll Shows Half Of Residents Living Near Indian Point In Buchanan OK With Plant

The NY1-YNN-Marist College poll released Tuesday night shows 49 percent of the adults living nearby are against closing Indian Point.

2011/08/17

Debate Surrounding Indian Point Nuclear Plant Continues To Rage In New York

The two reactors in Buchanan, 35 miles up the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan, provide about a quarter of the power used in New York City and Westchester County.

2011/07/14

The Indian Point nuclear power plant - Buchanan, NY - File / Photo: Monika Graff/Getty Images

Federal Officials Talking Indian Point Safety Tonight

Tonight, officials from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will break it all down for the public – general safety at Indian Point and how the nuclear power plant performed in 2010.

2011/06/02

Men fish on the Hudson River across from the Indian Point nuclear power plant March 18, 2011 in Buchanan, New York. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Entergy’s Siren Test At Indian Point Nuclear Plant Meets Federal Standards

All but two of the 172 emergency sirens around the Indian Point nuclear power plants have sounded as expected during a test.

2011/05/11

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant (credit: Flickr)

NRC Chief, NY Congress Members Tour Indian Point Nuke Plant

Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Gregory Jaczko called his tour of Indian Point “very good.”

2011/05/10

The Indian Point nuclear power plant - Buchanan, NY - File / Photo: Monika Graff/Getty Images

Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant On Heightened Alert After Osama Bin Laden’s Death

The outside of the Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan looks as it always does, calm. On the inside, it’s a different story.

2011/05/05

The Clearwater - File / Photo: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater

Hudson Valley Setting Sail In Search Of Green Energy Ideas

The hope is to find ways to reduce dependency on Indian Point.

2011/04/06

The Indian Point nuclear power plant - Buchanan, NY - File / Photo: Monika Graff/Getty Images

Emergency Commissioner Battles County Board Over Indian Point Evacuation

To some, having school kids brought to one location and their parents evacuate to another might not seem like a good evacuation plan.

2011/04/05

The Indian Point nuclear power plant - Buchanan, NY - File / Photo: Monika Graff/Getty Images

Japan Nuclear Crisis Has Rockland County Afraid Of Indian Point

“Well, I have, for all of my tenure, believe that Indian Point should not be there and should not be recertified,” says Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef.

2011/03/30

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