Rockland legislators urge NRC to reject sale of Indian Point – Mid Hudson News NEW CITY – Nine Rockland County Legislators have written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission asking it to reject the pending sale of the Indian Point Power Plant, citing a lack of experience by the would-be buyer, as well as inadequate funding […]
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Closing Indian Point: Holtec Meeting, Longer Comment Period CORTLANDT, NY – Requests for more opportunity to learn about and comment on Entergy’s plan to sell the Indian Point nuclear facility to Holtec International have borne fruit. The Hudson Valley’s representatives in Congress announced yesterday that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended the comment period to
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New York AG: Indian Point deal ‘very risky,’ asks feds to let state New York Attorney General Letitia James on Wednesday called the deal to sell the Indian Point nuclear power plant “very risky” and urged federal safety regulators to consider the state’s concerns before moving ahead.James filed a petition to intervene in the Nuclear
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PowerPoint Presentation from NRC providing updates from the Reactor Decommissioning Financial Assurance Working Group February 5, 2020
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Decommission of nuclear power facility raises concern about safety ALBANY NY (WRGB) – Attorney General Letitia James is taking action to ensure the safe, rapid, and thorough decommissioning and site restoration at Indian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power facility located in the Hudson Valley. IP is slated to end all power generation next year.
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Latimer Asks For NRC Hearing On Indian Point Nuclear Plant Sale CORTLANDT, NY – As federal officials consider approving the sale of Indian Point to a company that would decommission the nuclear plant, store radioactive materials and clean up the property, the Westchester County Executive has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for more oversight.
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Nuclear panel to shift some costs to NorthStar BRATTLEBORO – Members of the Vermont Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel gave conceptual approval Monday to changes in its enabling legislation that would transfer some of the costs of the panel to the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear site.
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Hen Hud Already Feeling Financial Effect of Indian Point Closure One of the two remaining nuclear units at Indian Point isn’t closing until April, but the Hendrick Hudson School District is already experiencing a financial aftershock. “Reality is setting in,” Hendrick Hudson Superintendent of Schools Joseph Hochreiter remarked last week at a joint meeting of
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Shuttered nuclear Power station warns of layoffs PLYMOUTH – Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station – which stopped generating power in May 2019 after more than 46 years – plans to lay off 60 to 70 employees in April as decommissioning continues. The power plant filed notice under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act last week with
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Opponents drop challenge to Ohio’s House Bill 6, which funds nuclear bailout Opponents of a ratepayer-funded bailout of a pair of nuclear power plants in Ohio have dropped their challenge. House Bill 6 creates a pair of funds to support nuclear energy plants and some solar power facilities in the Buckeye State. Ohioans Against Corporate
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