Entergy Nuclear Northeast submitted its application to relicense the Indian Point nuclear reactors on April 30, 2007. There are three nuclear reactors onsite: Indian Point 1 was semi-decommissioned in 1974 because it lacked emergency backup cooling systems; Indian Point 2, the most accident-prone of all the reactors, has suffered a slew of safety problems throughout its 30+ years of operation; Indian Point 3, considered the 'best' of the three, is now showing grave signs of aging with emergency shutdowns escalating.

Indian Point has an emergency shutdown rate 5-6 times higher than any of the 103 nuclear reactors in the United States. As the plants continue to age, experts warn that safety problems will not only increase but increase in their severity.

At the right, you can read an overview of Indian Point's operational history, ongoing incidents of mismanagement, safety problems, environmental degredation, security risks, and emergency planning debacles.