Buchanan, New York Local population: 308,415 (10-mile radius)
Type:
Pressurized Water Reactor
Status:
Operating Licensed to operate from 09/28/73–09/28/13
Owner:
Entergy Nuclear Operations
Safety Issues:
Groundwater Leaks Reported, PWR Containment Sump
Related Links & Documents
06/24/2005 UCS explained how workers identified signs that a safety system was improperly leaking nitrogen gas into the water-filled piping for the emergency core cooling systems but were slow to connect-the-dots to understand the significance and undertake the much needed repairs. Download the pdf
07/12/2004 UCS explained to NRC Region I why the proposed storage of spent fuel in dry casks at Indian Point conflicts with the NRC's move to risk-informed safety regulation. Download the pdf
09/08/2003 UCS and Riverkeeper petitioned the NRC to take steps to compel a longstanding safety problem involving the impairment of a key system needed to mitigate loss of coolant accidents at Indian Point to be addressed. See details
