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New York's Indian Point Nuclear Generating Stations II & III are still fighting an uphill battle to remain open. This quote from Roger Witherspoon from The Journal News on January 11, 2003 pretty much sums up the problem:
Emergency evacuation plans in the event of a nuclear catastrophe at Indian Point "are not able to protect the public from an unacceptable dose of radiation," according to an independent, five-month analysis released yesterday.
Tell us something we don't know, Roger. It's more than just poor evacuation plans. Just ask the security guards at the site. For over ten years the guards have been complaining that the site is next to impossible to protect from an outside attack, much less an act of sabotage. Why? For that answer one needs to look to both the current owner of the site, Entergy, and the former owner, ConEd. Both owners of the site see security as a necessary evil forced upon them by the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission). For years the guard force has complained about the lack of concern for proper security measures but that has always fallen on deaf ears. After the September 11th attacks people began to look at Indian Point with a concerned eye. Rightfully so, the site is a major risk for everyone that lives around or near it.
But don't go by what I say. Here is a site that has a wealth of information about Indian Point and all the troubles surrounding it.
[IMG=left]http://www.amback.com/images/uploaded/ip2.jpg[/IMG]
Emergency evacuation plans in the event of a nuclear catastrophe at Indian Point "are not able to protect the public from an unacceptable dose of radiation," according to an independent, five-month analysis released yesterday.
Tell us something we don't know, Roger. It's more than just poor evacuation plans. Just ask the security guards at the site. For over ten years the guards have been complaining that the site is next to impossible to protect from an outside attack, much less an act of sabotage. Why? For that answer one needs to look to both the current owner of the site, Entergy, and the former owner, ConEd. Both owners of the site see security as a necessary evil forced upon them by the NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission). For years the guard force has complained about the lack of concern for proper security measures but that has always fallen on deaf ears. After the September 11th attacks people began to look at Indian Point with a concerned eye. Rightfully so, the site is a major risk for everyone that lives around or near it.
But don't go by what I say. Here is a site that has a wealth of information about Indian Point and all the troubles surrounding it.
[IMG=left]http://www.amback.com/images/uploaded/ip2.jpg[/IMG]