You wouldn't ask the Food and Drug Administration about the safety of the drugs that pharmaceutical companies put on the market, would you?
Entergy is the owner of the Indian Point Power Plant. This $9 billion corporation has spent millions on its PR campaign and is a major player in the powerful nuclear industry lobby. The NRC and Entergy are inseparable.
As years went by and more news reports are published, we are confronted with the scary reality again and again; the plant is unsafe, poorly-managed, not adequately protected, and falling apart.
"Small Leak at Indian Point Eludes Diver and Cameras" (New York Times 11/26/2005)
"Indian Point sirens fail in Orange County" (The Journal News 10/19/05)
"Doubts about evacuating region abound" (The Journal News 9/25/05)
"Radioactive water leak stopped at Indian Point; cause still unknown" (Journal News 1/6/06)
"Halt tritium leaks at Indian Point" (Poughkeepsie Journal 12/13/05)
"Security review long overdue for Indian Point, other nuclear plants." (AP 11/1/05)
"Officials to See If Tainted Water Reaching Drinking Supply" (WNBC 10/20/05)
"NRC still quiet on Indian Point concerns" (The Legislative Gazette 10/3/05)
"New York State Chides NRC for Late Notification of Indian Point Leak" (WNBC 9/22/05)
"Hairline cracks discovered in Indian Point fuel storage building" (MidHudsonNews.com 9/20/05)
"Another Siren Failure at Indian Point" (1010 Wins News 9/16/05)
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