Monthly Archives: March 2011

While nuclear waste piles up in U.S., billions in fund to handle it sit unused

There is $24 billion sitting in a "nuclear waste fund" that can't actually be used to pay for a safer way to store the waste at reactors.
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Paul Gallay on Indian Point’s earthquake vulnerability

Riverkeeper's executive director appeared on the "Ed Show," discussing the NRC's study, which ranks the Indian Point 3 as the most vulnerable to the effects of an earthquake.
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Seeing risk at Indian Point, Carlucci calls for an earthquake contingency plan

State Sen. David Carlucci In the wake of the ongoing nuclear disaster in northern Japan, State Senator David Carlucci (SD-38) is asking that Entergy, the owners of the Indian Point Power Center to make their safety reports accessible to the public, and to post their earthquake contingency plan. While Indian Point provides 12 percent...
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Indian Point 3 ranked highest in risk of failure from earthquakes

by Cliff Weathers A study by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says that the Indian Point 3 reactor has the highest risk of catastrophic failure in the event of a regional earthquake. The Commission calculated the odds of catastrophic failure for all nuclear reactors under its watch, and found the Westchester nuclear reactor to be...
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Carlucci donates Kruger campaign contributions to charity

In the wake of the recent legal charges made against State Senator Carl Kruger, State Senator David Carlucci (SD-38) is donating campaign contributions from his fallen colleague to charity. Here’s Carlucci’s press release: After reviewing the report regarding the allegations facing Senator Carl Kruger, Senator David Carlucci (D-Rockland/Orange) has decided to donate the $5,000...
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