Riverkeeper's Campaign Against Another 20 Years

In December 2003 the Westchester County Board of Legislators passed a resolution opposing the 20-year re-licensing of Indian Point 2 & 3. Riverkeeper is asking citizens to bring the template resolution resolution to their local town/village board.

Indian Point 2 and 3 are currently licensed to operate for 40 years. Their 40-year licenses will expire 2013 and 2015, respectively. Entergy announced that it will submit its re-licensing applications in March 2007.

Indian Point is neither safe nor secure and remains vulnerable to a terrorist attack. As the facility continues to age, Indian Point will experience an increasing number of equipment failures. The consequences of a radioactive release from Indian Point – whether triggered by a terrorist attack or accident – pose serious risks to the region’s residents, environment and economy.

The NRC acknowledges that it is highly unlikely that Indian Point would ever again be sited so close to New York City, the nation’s largest population and financial center. It therefore begs the question why the same NRC would see fit to extend the operating license of this problem-plagued facility for another 20 years.

Counties that Passed an Opposition Resolution
Westchester County
Rockland County
Ulster County
Suffolk County
Hudson County, NJ

Municipalities that Passed an Opposition Resolution
Village of Airmont, NY
Village of Croton-on-Hudson, NY
Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Village of Hillburn, NY
Village of Irvington, NY
Village of Mamaroneck, NY
Village of Nyack, NY
Village of Piermont, NY
Village of Pomona
Village of Portchester, NY
Village of Rye Brook, NY
Village of Sloatsburg, NY
Village of Spring Valley, NY
Village of Upper Nyack, NY

Town of Bedford, NY
Town of Clarkstown, NY
Town of Greenburgh, NY
Town of Lewisboro, NY
Town of New Castle, NY
Town of North Castle, NY
Town of Pound Ridge, NY
Town of Putnam Valley, NY
Town of Ramapo, NY
Town of Somers, NY
Town of Yorktown, NY
Town of Harrison, NJ
Borough of Alpine, NJ
Borough of Tenafly, NJ
Newark, NJ