Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Environmentalists call for the shut down of Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant, May 14, 2013. (credit: Marla Diamond/WCBS 880)

Environmental Groups Give Indian Point Failing Marks On Host Of Safety Issues

The report card results were announced one day after it was learned that one of Indian Point’s reactors will become the first and only nuclear reactor in the country operating without a license.

2013/05/14

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

Indian Point To Become First Nuclear Plant To Operate With Expired License

Indian Point 2′s 40-year license expires on Sept. 28. Officials said the reactor can keep operating because Entergy Nuclear, its owner, filed for renewal more than five years before the expiration date.

2013/05/13

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

Report: Indian Point’s Continued Operation Would Have Minimal Impact On Protected Fish

The federal fisheries service report said the continued operation of two nuclear plants in the New York City suburbs would kill hundreds of fish in two protected species, but it would not come close to wiping them out.

2013/02/05

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

Millstone Nuclear Power Plant (credit: nrc.gov via Dominion Energy)

NRC Studying Oyster Creek, Millstone Plants For Potential Health Risks

Two nuclear power plants in the Tri-State Area will be part of a study looking into the potential health risks posed by the facilities.

2012/10/24

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

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)

NRC Denies Most Exemptions Sought For Indian Point Nuclear Reactors

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman called the rulings “a major victory for the safety of millions of New Yorkers.”

2012/02/01

Radioactive Tissue Boxes Removed From NYC Area Bed, Bath And Beyond Stores

New York Health Commissioner Nirav Shah says 12 decorative metal tissue boxes contaminated with radioactive material have been removed from four Bed, Bath and Beyond stores in the state.

2012/01/13

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

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

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

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

NRC To Make Indian Point Nuclear Plant ‘Top Priority’

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is making a top priority of reviewing the Indian Point power plant located north of New York City near a geologic fault line.

2011/03/23

Gov. Cuomo Staff To Meet NRC Over Indian Point Tuesday

Members of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s staff were scheduled to meet with members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss shifting Indian Point away from nuclear power.

2011/03/22

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