Albany, NY – The state attorney general says federal regulators should take action against nuclear plants in the New York suburbs for what he called failure to comply with fire safety regulations.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which has granted Indian Point several exemptions involving fire safety.
He said Monday that compliance is essential for the plant’s emergency systems.
NRC spokesman Neil Sheehan says Indian Point is operating safely, including in terms of fire safety.
He pointed out that a federal judge recently upheld the exemptions.
Also on Monday, Westchester County lawmakers heard scientists say that although the possibility of a large earthquake can’t be dismissed, a tsunami like the one that damaged nuclear plants in Japan is highly unlikely at Indian Point.
This sounds scary. Maybe it really is time to drop nuclear power. If only these goyim would realise that Hashem is sending a message to everyone. Obviously ‘WE’ must learn different things from this whole story in Japan. Cant say myself what, gotta ask a gadol hador.
Hundred upon hundred upon hundreds of trillions of dollars will be lost in the event of any sort of failure…. Imagine an abandoned NYC….
The risk is simply too great. It needs to be shut down
If Schneiderman is refering to NFPA 70, he should be advised that power plants (all power plants, not just nukes) are specifically exempt from many of it’s provisions. Also, nuke plants are paticularly fire resistant as their fuel is non-combustible. There are, of course, nuclear safety issues. It’s just that they are not addressed by any national, state or local fire code.
Read my lips!! Indian point will be closed till a year…
I’m not so excited yet because our electric bills will double..
Re: your electric bills. Nuclear fuel is the cheapest fuel there is. It is cheaper than oil or natural gas, even cheaper than coal per BTU. The cost per kw to generate at Indian point is one tenth as cheap as the next cheapest thermal power plant in New York ISO.