Indian Point

March 10, 2008 -- “As the scope of the Indian Point relicensing process is further defined this week, I continue to believe that it is vital that the NRC consider the full range of public concerns about Indian Point. Indian Point’s location near a major population center raises unique questions that the existing relicensing process does not guarantee review of, such as emergency preparedness.    » read more »

Clinton: Emergency Preparedness Issues Need to Be On the Table During Relicensing Process

December 3, 2007 -- “Since September 11th I have worked to push both the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Entergy to improve safety, security and emergency preparedness at the plant. Despite improvements in both Entergy’s management of Indian Point and NRC oversight, problems have persisted at the plant.    » read more »

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Should Consider Threat of Terrorism, Earthquakes, and Adequate Evacuation Plans; Westchester County, A.G. Blumenthal Join Filing

NEW YORK, NY (December 3, 2007) – New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo, and Westchester County Executive Andrew Spano today announced the submission of papers to deny the relicensing of the Indian Point nuclear power plant.    » read more »

December 3, 2007 -- Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today moved to intervene at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to demand that the commission deny the Indian Point nuclear power plant's application for a 20-year license extension unless the owners address serious safety and environmental concerns.

Blumenthal said that Indian Point's license, which expires in 2013 for one reactor and 2015 for the other, should not be extended unless the plant:

* Meets current NRC and federal safety, operating and environmental standards.    » read more »

Lawsuit Calls for Change in Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regulations

NEW YORK, NY (October 24, 2007) -- New York State Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced today that his office submitted legal papers in support of its lawsuit calling on the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to force nuclear power plants, like Indian Point, to safeguard their facilities against terrorist attacks from the air.    » read more »

Cuomo Challenges the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Review of Indian Point

NEW YORK, NY (July 12, 2007) – New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the filing of a brief calling for the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to broaden the criteria considered in the relicensing of nuclear power plants -- an action that could have implications for the Indian Point power plant. The brief was filed with the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.    » read more »

May 2, 2007 -- "This is the third shutdown at Indian Point 3 in the last two months and that is a very serious concern. This should be yet another wake-up call to both Entergy and the NRC that there are problems at the plant that merit increased attention and independent assessment. I have called for a meeting with the CEO of Entergy to convey my concerns about Indian Point and to urge him to support my calls for an ISA."