Hearings Begin On Idling Indian Point During Spawning Season

CORTLANDT, N.Y. – Hearings began Monday in Albany on idling Indian Point nuclear power plant during the spawning season to reduce fish hatchlings killed by a cooling system, reports lohud.

Hearings began Monday in Albany on idling Indian Point nuclear power plant during spawning season.
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Nicole Briggs

09/18/2015 8:30 p.m.

Indian Point’s cooling system draws water from the Hudson River, killing more than a billion eggs and small fish each year in the process, the story said. Environmental group Riverkeeper and state officials are proposing a seasonal shutdown between May and August, the story said.

The shutdown is one alternative to building cooling towers that Indian Point operator Entergy has opposed due to their large size, reports lohud.

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