New York – Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to review information from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about safety of a nuclear plant that lies near a seismic fault line 35 miles north of Manhattan.
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Cuomo spokesman Josh Vlasto says he doesn’t consider that order, but an evaluation of federal data to be done within the Cuomo administration.
Cuomo said Wednesday that the review will cover the Indian Point Energy Center on the Hudson River in suburban Westchester County.
The plant is near the Ramapo Fault in New York, where substantial earthquakes are infrequent.
Entergy Nuclear company spokesman Jerry Nappi has noted the plant is built to safely shut down in the event of an earthquake of 6.0 or greater on the Richter scale, but can handle a much more severe quake.
The plant is built to handle the worst possible earthquake the region would likely ever see.
Don’t get it. Why because a plant on the other side of the world got a double smack. Does that mean the ones here are not safe.
They should close down the nuclear facility. They should instead encourage people to install solar panels on their rooftops.
the requested report has been done over and over again by the feds and state it is becoming a waste of money
#2 do you know how much of the energy in NYC comes from that plant ….. appx 40%
if we close it were are you going to get that amount of energy to make up ther difference perhaps you should think before you talk