Basic Facts:
- Location: Buchanan, New York
- Owner: Holtec
- Operator: Holtec Decommissioning International
- Construction Cost: $3B (2018$)
- Plant Output: 2,060 MW (Combined)
- Property Size: 240 acres
- Status: DECON
- Employees: 1,000
- Current DTF Balance: $1.3B (2018$)
- DTF Balance Prior to Decommissioning: $1.4B (2018$)
- Decommissioning Cost Estimate: $1.0B (2018$)
- Spent Nuclear Fuel on Site: 1,446 metric tons (Units 1 & 2)
Background
The Indian Point nuclear power station consists of two pressurized water reactors. Construction began in 1966 (Unit 2) and 1968 (Unit 3) with licensed operations commencing in 1974 and 1976 respectively.
In 1973 (Unit 2) and 1975 (Unit 3), the NRC granted Indian Point a forty-year operating license for both units. In 2017, Entergy and the State of New York reached a settlement governing the closure of Indian Point in 2020-2021. Updates from the Indian Point Closure Task Force can be found here.
Socioeconomics
The Indian Point nuclear power plant is located within Westchester County, New York. As of 2016, socioeconomic information is as follows:
- Population: 980,000
- Per Capita Annual Income: $102,000
- Unemployment rate (not seasonally adjusted): 3.6%
The Indian Point Energy Center employs approximately 1,000 workers with annual payroll totaling $140M. The plant contributes approximately $75M in annual property taxes.
Contact Information
Economic Development Administration Representative:
- Edward Hummel, Philadelphia Regional Office, t: (215) 316-2124, e: [email protected]
Economic Development District
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Contact
- Diane Screnci, Sr. Public Affairs Officer, t: (610) 337-5330, e: [email protected]
- Indian Point Unit 2, Indian Point Unit 3
Unless specific costing information has been provided, decommissioning costs were derived from 2017 Decommissioning Funding Status Report.
Information herein obtained from public sources. Corrections are welcome and may be directed to [email protected].
Additional Information
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