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Nuclear Energy
White Plains, NY
News
'Hard No': Westchester County Exec Comes Out Against Indian Point Restart
Westchester County’s top official is making it clear: the Indian Point nuclear power plant should stay shut down. On Tuesday, Sept. 16, County Executive Ken Jenkins announced his strong opposition to any effort to restart the Buchanan facility, urging the Westchester County Board of Legislators to pass a resolution formally declaring the county’s stance. "Opening this plant again is a hard no," Jenkins said, adding, "New York State has access to low-cost, environmentally conscious energy alternatives including solar, wind, geothermal and hydropower – we don’t need or want Indian …
Dauphin-Middle Paxton, PA
Business
Three Mile Island Nuclear Reactor Will Power Microsoft AI Factory
The Constellation Energy Corporation has entered a purchase agreement with Microsoft meaning a nuclear reactor could be turned back on on Three Mile Island as soon as 2028, the company announced in a release on Friday, Sept. 20. The announcement comes exactly Five years to the day that the company turned off Unit 1 reactor on TMI. Nuclear Reactor Unit 2 on TMI infamously was shut down following the historic partial meltdown in 1979. The 20-year power purchase agreement will includes turning back on at least the Unit 1 reactor and opening Crane Clean Energy Center on the property. The agre…
Stony Point, NY
News
Official Indian Point Closure Set
Indian Point is set to power down for the final time in Westchester as New York shuts down the nuclear plant nestled on the shore of the Hudson River. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed that the Indian Point nuclear power plant will be closed, as planned, on Friday, April 30, with the final unit being shut down for good following years of debate and discussion over the controversial facility. Earlier story - NY State Announces Steps To 'Safely Close' Indian Point Nuclear Power Facility The power plant has been a point of consternation for Cuomo for years, citing its proximity to New…
Cortlandt, NY
Politics
Bill To Protect Indian Point Jobs Passes Senate, Entergy Says It Could Delay Decommissioning
Legislation to protect the more than 1,100 jobs at the Indian Point nuclear power plants when they are permanently shut down is closer to law. State Sen. Pete Harckham announced on Thursday, June 6 that his bill to help protect Indian Point workers was passed by the state Senate. But a spokesman for the Buchanan plants' owner, Entergy, said the legislation might delay the decommissioning process. Entergy spokesman Jerry Nappi said, “It is not clear to us that this legislation is necessary, and further there is a concern that the proposed law could delay the completion of decommission…
DV Plus - Westchester, NY
Politics
State Legislation Aimed At Saving Indian Point Jobs, Tax Revenue
In the closing weeks of the state legislative session, several bills that would protect local tax revenue and 1,100 jobs at Indian Point are moving through the state Capitol. The nuclear power plants in the Village of Buchanan, Town of Cortlandt, are scheduled to be shut down -- permanently -- in 2020 and 2021, barring an unforeseen shortage of electricity or other major setback. Sen. Pete Harckham and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef -- joined by union leaders, local elected officials and Westchester County legislators -- held a news conference on May 23 in Peekskill to bring attention to t…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Politics
Westchester HS Grad Ocasio-Cortez Slams Trump After He Mocks Green New Deal
The battle between red and blue continues in Washington, D.C., as President Donald Trump slammed freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal, calling it a “high school idea.” At a rally in El Paso, the president said that the Westchester high school graduate’s plan to combat climate change “sounds like a high school term paper that got a low mark.” Trump said that the plan would involve taking away cars, tearing down buildings and shuttering air travel. “I think it is very important for the Democrats to press forward with their Green New Deal. It would be great for the …
