Power Plant Cases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tina Posterli, 914-478-4501 x 239, tposterli@riverkeeper.org Roundtable Panel Presentation to Address Groundwater Contamination at Indian Point Tarrytown, NY – April 19, 2010 – Riverkeeper has been invited to participate in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) roundtable meeting in Washington, DC. The meeting, being held on Tuesday, April 20, will address groundwater contamination at nuclear power plants. Phillip Musegaas, Hudson River Program Director, will be representing Riverkeeper on the panel and will discuss the issue of spent fuel pool leaks and groundwater contamination at Indian Point. Recent incidents … Learn More

Indian Point’s owner Entergy Corporation dealt two significant blows by New York State regulators First, on April 2, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied a critical water quality certification required before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission can relicense the nuclear plant. The DEC determined that the continued use of Indian Point’s antiquated once-through cooling system violates state standards, because it withdraws and discharges about 2.5 billion gallons of river water a day and causes the death of almost 1 billion aquatic organisms per year due to entrainment, … Learn More

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has denied a critical water quality certification required for the relicensing of Indian Point. This is a crucial turning point and major victory in the battle to halt Indian Point’s environmental assault on the Hudson River and force the plant’s early retirement. Riverkeeper has been spearheading this campaign since 1966, and last month submitted formal comments urging the DEC to deny the certification based largely on the impacts cited in the DEC decision. In denying the certification, the DEC determined that the … Learn More