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The Poughkeepsie Journal on Friday published an editorial calling for the extension of hearing into the relicensing of Indian Point. Here’s an excerpt: We reproduce the editorial in its entirety, as it is so well-reasoned. The hearing process has been tainted – and if one is a proponent of nuclear power, all the more reason [...]
From Matthew Wald’s piece in The New York Times [emphasis supplied]: Opponents of the Indian Point nuclear power plants, including New York State, got their day in court on Monday – sort of – to explain why they thought the two reactors should not be allowed to operate 20 more years. It signified the first [...]
New York appears to have become the first state to oppose renewal of a nuclear power plant license: Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo said on Monday that the state had asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to deny an application to extend the license of the Indian Point nuclear reactors, citing “a long and troubling history [...]
You’re asking – what’s he on about now? Where is this place? Answer: not far enough in case of an accident. Peach Bottom is a nuclear power installation about 90 miles from Philadelphia, less than 100 miles from Washington, D.C., and less than 200 miles from New York City: [singlepic=12,320,240,,]“Parts of York County are within [...]