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New york to prepare for closure of Indian Point nuclear power plant

New York tells Con Ed to prepare in case Indian Point shuts By Scott DiSavino Nov 28, 2012 (Reuters) – New York energy regulators told power companies in New York City to develop plans to keep the lights on in the Big Apple in
case the giant Indian Point nuclear power plant, which supplies about
a quarter of the city’s electricity, is forced to shut down.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants the two reactors at Indian Point shut when their operating licenses expire in 2013 and 2015 in part because the nuclear plant is located in the New York metropolitan area, home to some 19 million people.

The governor has said even the most unlikely possibility of an accident is too much in the heavily populated area. U.S. power company
Entergy Corp, which owns Indian Point, says, however, the plant is safe, and the company is seeking to extend the reactors’ licenses for another 20 years.

The 2,063-megawatt (MW) Indian Point plant is about 40 miles north of
Manhattan along the Hudson River……
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/11/28/us-utilities-entergy-indianpoint-idUSBRE8AR18Z20121128

December 1, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | politics, USA